London Eye Painting For Wordless Wednesday
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Battersea Reflections Painting –
Transforming a blank page is the essence of art. Masking over Graphite image All of my creations begin with white paper, and Battersea Reflections painting is no different. We join the process after the image is on the paper and the masking is well underway. You can just make out the masking as the dirty
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Meditation on a Portcullis House painting
Strong, resolute, Portcullis House owes much to the history of the United Kingdom. Its name and shape suggest that ancient security device, the portcullis. but its style is distinctly 21st century. The roof tiling forms trapezoid shape fanning out to the bottom edge. Lines that continue straight down the walls as tall columns, spaced out
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Looking for Urban Art inspiration? Take a walk.
Walking down the back streets of London reveals many surprises
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Painting Natural History Graffiti – Wordless Wednesday
This painting of the Natural History Museum is part of my London Series. Follow the link to see more.
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Meditation on RA Railings Painting
The brown trefoil leaf and iron curls dominate the railings painting. The rest of the features are rough and incomplete. A mix of dark tones wrestle for space as the colours expand from their original places. Dark, nut brown, indigo and black merge together in a casual manner. We’re standing in front of the Royal
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Creation of Central Station Painting with Video
Do you have buildings that draw you to them? This Central Station painting features one of my favourite Manchester icons. Not sure why it is. Maybe the shape or because it’s an iconic image from my childhood but I keep coming back to it. The curved roofline catches my eye as I photograph the city
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Wordless Wednesday Printworks
Printworks is one of my Manchester series, you can find more in my portfolio.
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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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