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Urban art inspiration in a painting of a White bicycle glowing in the sunlight propped up against railings in Manchester. White Bicycle- ©2015 - Cathy Read -Watercolour and Acrylic - 40 x 50 cm

White Bicycle – The story behind the painting

The story behind the painting / By Cathy

This painting emerged from a moment of inspiration. I had a meeting in December with Artzu Gallery in Manchester. I took my camera with the intention of getting some new reference images. I didn’t have to go far.The gallery was in part of the old Granada TV studios where they used to film Coronation Street. […]

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©2014 - Cathy Read - Battersea under Chelsea Bridge- Watercolour and Acrylic - 40 x 50 cm

Battersea Power Station Painting

Battersea and Chelsea combined. Being from Manchester, I had no idea how close Battersea Power station was to Chelsea Bridge. In my mind the two have very different images. One a clean, flash symbol of luxury life and the other with the daily grind of the power plant. True Battersea Power station was decommissioned in

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