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Cathy Read - Artist -Express Essence Painting

Mixed Media Painting Inspired by Revolutionary Design

Traveling along Great Ancoats Street in Manchester you cannot help but notice the subject of this Express building painting. Home of the Daily Express but now in new hands, it’s distinctive style has aged well. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was quite a new building. The fact it’s nearly 80 years old is a testament to it’s innovative design. A building that was even more impressive when it was still in use with the printing pressing running at full speed. All visible from the street, and an even better view when seen from the top deck of a bus.

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Cathy Read - Artist - Oxford University Press Bookshop Painting

Overcoming Procrasintation. Finding the Motivation to Paint.

Painting can be really hard work. Perhaps, not physically like manual labour is hard but sometimes the picture does not work as well as it should. Constant reworking is required and still the desired result eludes your grasp. There’s a distinct correlation between my motivation to complete and it’s actual completion. And that’s no co-incidence.

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