Love Locks – Why are They a Thing?
Thoughts on the painting of Love Locks by Contemporary Artist Cathy Read. An urban phenomenon with a relatively short history.
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Crossley Engine – Just the Art
Crossley Engine Learn more about the Painting
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So many paintings in Progress and So Little Completed!
News and latest paintings from Cathy Read’s Studio Lots to share this time. The calander is filling up and already looking busy up until June. I’ve added some of the events to the events page on my website, the rest are waiting for confirmation. Delighted to have been invited to talk at a number of
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Victorian Destinations Meditation
Paintings take time to create and once they are made, tell stories by themselves. Cathy Read learns their tales by meditating on the finished painting and combining these discoveries with thoughts that were in her head at the time she painted them. This is the story behind Victorian Destinations.
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Flight over the Thames – Just the Art
Original Painting of the Cable car over the River Thames at Greenwich. Created by Contemporary Artist Cathy Read.
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Why a Building Under Construction inspired a Painting
Under Construction looks at the heart of architecture and the inspiration behind this original painting by Cathy Read
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Hay’s Galleria – Just the Art
Hay’s Galleria – Just the Art. An original painting by Contemporary artist Cathy Read
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Deansgate – Just the Art
Just the Art – Deansgate, an original painting by artist Cathy Read
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New Kid On The Block meditation
You cannot escape your first impression that this is a very blue painting. Everywhere seems full of blue. Look closely and you will see there are other colours sadly placed within the buildings, dark green and purple shadows. You are looking at the Lloyds building and the cheese grater looming tower above you on Fenchurch
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