This National Gallery Painting started off as a chance opportunity and a perfect example of being in the right place at the right time. A group of tourists being led by their guide and crossing the square caught my eye and… I’ve painted Trafalgar Square before, and it’s a favourite place for finding inspiration but […]
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Time lapse and real time video of the creation of Battersea Park.
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Painting County Hall London, a mix of time lapse and regular video showing the creation of this dramatic painting and including some creation tips on using masking fluid and removing it. https://youtu.be/RzDRwJa-6GQ And here’s County Hall as a finished painting If you enjoyed watching the creation of my painting County Hall London you can see
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The Harlequin Gherkin is a painting of one of London’s most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture. Appreciated the world over, its unique and bold design has won it many awards. Including the Stirling Prize, the London Region Award, and the Emporis Skyscraper Award. Cathy Read’s mind went all over the place when looking at
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Cathy Read’s painting, ‘Westminster Bridge – Impressions of Westminster’ had a working title of ‘Westminster Bridge’: descriptive, safe, and boring. Although dissatisfied with it, nothing better came to Cathy’s mind. But as she meditated on the painting more deeply, ‘Impressions of Westminster’ came to her. A suitable name when considering one of London’s more contentious
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It’s Saturday Night Live Art Shows Time again but I thought it was time I shared the long walk through from my Art on the Fence Exhibition. It all seems so long ago and I’d forgotten that I was battling traffic noise from the bypass, but it wasn’t too loud to hear. https://youtu.be/00mVrNmvuuc Some general
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2020 wasn’t all bad This New Year’s Eve, as we near 2021, it’s easy to focus on how our lives have changed this past year, but there’s a lot to be thankful for amidst it all. Yes, it’s been tough, for some of us more than others. Time to reflect on what was good, and
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Crossing Trafalgar Square on a grey rainy day is a woman with an umbrella – a London brolly. She is lost in thought with a faraway look in her eyes and oblivious to the crowds around. There are people everywhere in one of the capitals favourite meeting places. Is she a visitor? Or a tourist?
