, , ,

Brigit’s Teatime Bus – Original Painting

£879.00

Brigit’s Teatime Bus – An original painting by Cathy Read.
Created in England in 2021. The painting is 42.8 cm high by 59.4 cm wide.

The painting includes a certificate of authenticity.

Framing: The painting is currently unframed. Framing will be arranged in white frame with double mount off white and dark grey. The painting is 41 cm high by 59.4 cm wide, framed size will be approx 59cm high x 77cm wide. Please allow up to three weeks for framing.

Framed images are for guidance only and may differ slightly from the actual framing.

Care: Display under glass. Keep painting away from moisture, heat and bright lights or direct sunlight

All copyrights are retained by the artist, and the artwork cannot be reproduced without consent from Cathy Read.

Availability: In stock

Brigit’s Teatime Bus – Original Painting

About the Image

What is it about the red Routemaster bus that makes it so appealing?

It’s an iconic London symbol, but it’s more than that. I’ve mentioned before that they were everywhere, not just in our nation’s capital, but tourist’s will always hold that perception.

The Routemaster shape is a classic, which has some curious features. The open back allows passengers to alight and disembark while the bus is in motion. I remember doing so myself on numerous occasions, although I always preferred jumping off when the bus was stationary.

Sometimes, as children on the way to school, there was some bravado over who would dare to jump off first before reaching the bus stop. It was never me. I had no death wish. It’s no wonder Routemasters were phased out – the safety hazards must have been horrendous. There were other reasons, but we won’t go into those here.

The love for the Routemaster has led to their preservation. Devotees snapped them up and converted the busses into many things: holiday homes; wine bars, wedding transport, and a mobile tearoom, as we see here.

Tea on the Red Routemaster

I never even knew these Tea Buses existed.  Even as I took this photograph, I just saw a Routemaster coming towards me. I failed to register it as a tea bus until I started searching for painting subjects.  Looking closer and cropped it down, the tea bus revealed itself. Adverts are commonplace on buses, so what it said was ignored. Now, it’s obvious looking at the front – it’s white, there’s no number and where’s it going?

After some research I discovered that it is a bus tour with afternoon tea and cakes. How civilised!

I shall be booking a place as soon as lockdown is over. Of course, my camera will come along too! On my daily bus commute across Manchester as a child, I frequently wished I had had a camera. It’s a great way to see any city and gives you a different perspective from street level.

How I wish I’d had a camera in those days!


Creation: Masking fluid is painted onto watercolour paper to create an image. This is covered with a watercolour wash and covered with clingfilm. The picture is further developed using acrylic inks once the film is removed. The masking is removed after several layers are added and allowed to dry. Revealing the final picture.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Scroll to Top