Under the Gherkin – Abstract Painting with accidental colour paletteArchitecture / By Cathy Painting of the Gherkin in a novel colour From this point the Gherkin looks much less solid than the vision normally seen in the London skyline. The new colours work for me! It has something of a ‘Hall of mirrors’ effect with all the reflections. That was what drew me to the composition in the first place. Enquire about the Painting Painting Update Under the Gherkin was selected for the Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Art Exhibition in 2014. Here are some of the pictures from the event.