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Connect and Create 49 50 50 Painting Challenge Talk and Interview.

The 49 50 Paintings Challenge Interview In 2018 I took part in a 50 Painting Challenge – to create them all in one year. Other artists have done it, but I had some specific challenges to overcome. In this interview with Corrina Sephora, I share what they were. https://youtu.be/xvvJhEJ4aC4 See More Connect and Create Videos […]

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Painting of reflections in the pond at Battersea Park by Cathy Read.

Battersea Park

Man and nature are sadly often at loggerheads but that is not the whole affair.  During both the First and Second World Wars allotments were tended in Battersea Park to grow much needed fruit and vegetables. After the Second World War the Festival Pleasure Gardens were created in Battersea Park for the Festival of Britain.

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Painting of Regent Street in London by Cathy Read featuring red London buses and black taxis or cabs.

Regent Street

“It will quite eclipse Napoleon.” – said the Prince Regent on seeing architect Nash’s plans for Regent Street in 1811. A sinuous path draws your eye through this Regent Street painting – reminiscent of the intended royal thoroughfare and the world’s first purpose-built shopping centre. As the curved railings meet the road, it carves a

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Painting of Manchester featuring the Town Hall, superimposed over an old map and one of the bees from the Great Hall.

Manchester Map

Maps are a city’s footprint.  Each uniquely depicting streets and buildings that grew organically over centuries.  Manchester Map is no different. City layouts are often designed intentionally, but in other circumstances natural features dictate the plan. Think of places where rivers wind their way through a city’s heart bringing trade from far off lands.  Or

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