Chelsea Bridge dominates the painting, or rather, its pillar dominates. You can’t see the other three main pillars which support these giant cables. The rivets are on display in neat rows, each one of 1000s that has been painted with numerous layers, so that details are lost, their shape just perceptible. On this sunny day, they cast crisp shadows on the metal face.
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Destination Anywhere Sometimes I struggle with titles… And other times they just leap out at me! While I was creating this painting, a song kept playing in, my head. And the earworm was Destination Anywhere Perfect! I thought That’s the beauty of Art. It can take you anywhere. So where are you heading? The beginning
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Wolfson College, Oxford – River Quad Looking back on this Wolfson River Quad painting. I can see how my paintings have changed. How my art has evolved. This was painted seven years ago. I’d been painting architecture for only a few years. I had fewer colours to choose from. It was all hand drawn. My
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The Warship, in this painting of HMS Belfast, looms large on the Thames. Dwarfing the buildings on the South bank. The architecture would be impressive on its own, without the nautical comparison. Even Tower Bridge seems small, as does the minuscule City Hall. It’s a matter of perspective, yes, but also it’s a matter of
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Wolfson College, Oxford – view from Rainbow Bridge The painting of Wolfson College, Oxford – the view from Rainbow Bridge is the first of my Oxford series. A familiar sight, on the bank of Cherwell. You’re standing, viewing the college from the Rainbow Bridge. Below, the river flows, along with a few punts. It’s a
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The gateway to Smithfield market is now the Chinese Cultural Centre. Gateways in paintings fire my imagination. This one was the home of Manchester’s fish market. I have vague memories of passing it, and a strong fishy smell. One which remained for some time, even after it closed. Well, maybe that’s just my imagination taking
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