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Walking down the back streets of London reveals many surprises
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Painting of the Irwell in Manchester, art meditations
Dwarfed among the towers sits the historic Cathedral in this painting of the Irwell in Manchester. Dark colouring in stark contrast to the golds, ochres, pinks and purples of the dwellings to the right. Apartment blocks tower either side of the ancient River Irwell. Imperfect reflections on its rippling surface as the waters pass through.
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Creating a Painting of Charing Cross Station
Painting with Masking Fluid The begining of a painting always looks strange. Funny parts, disjointed and never quite making sense. My pictures always look grubby until the paint is applied. They also have a ghost like quality common of pencil outlines. The addition of masking fluid causing an unclean appearance. This painting of Charing Cross
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Spirit of Manchester Painting – Wordless Wednesday
Today the Spirit of Manchester Painting… Spirit of Manchester Painting is one of my Manchester series of the Town Hall, you can see more in my Manchester portfolio.
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Sloane Square Painting for Wordless Wednesday
This weeks Wordless Wednesday is Sloane Square at Night Sloane Square at night is one of my London Paintings, you can see more in my portfolio.
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Painting of Chelsea Bridge for Wordless Wednesday
Three B’s is this week’s image. A Painting of Chelsea Bridge and what else?
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Royal Opera House painting
Meditations on art, this time a Royal Opera House painting featuring the beautiful atrium roof.
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Haymarket Inspires, London Painting reflections
Meditation on a Haymarket Corner Talking about the art one creates can be hard. In 2018, I began to spend tine reflecting on my paintings, which has evolved into a ritual. The following is my meditation on Haymarket Corner, a painting that was finished in 2018. Beginning with the image, it quickly goes off track.
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Frosty Painting Meditations – Silver Tips
Where do I start? Silver Tips is a frosty painting and piece about contrasts. The hard edges of the railings against soft, indistinct foliage behind. The lines formed by the cobwebs are irregular and damaged. Not the typical image of structure and order, we think of when imagining a cobweb. The dominant feature is railings
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