The Leadenhall Building – the Cheesegrater – is an imposing skyscraper towering over the City of London. 225 Metres tall. 52 Storeys high. One of the tallest buildings officially opened in 2014 – a date shared with the creation of this Cathy Read painting. The distinctive wedge shape hints at the common kitchen utensil with […]
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Reflected Glory Well, it obviously can’t but a window in it can. For all its geometric lines, there’s an organic feel to this painting. The earthy browns and leaf greens would be at home in a forest. Even the dark vertical band of black and blue suggests a mass of teeming, hairy, caterpillars edging their
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Sometimes, looking at an artwork, the ideas flow easily. A feature stands out or a thought shouts loudly. Crowd painting, it’s busy, almost too busy. Piccadilly Circus is overlooked by Eros, or so is the common perception. Eros seemed a good title. If you are unfamiliar with the place. Could you guess what or who
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On a trip to London, we were travelling around in a taxi when I saw this bicycle chained up against the railings. It inspired my abandoned bike painting called Neglected. Its saddle was lost, with a flat tyre and rust covered it. It’s not my first cycle painting and will probably not be my last.
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Presenting a London painting in Progress titled Lloyds…Fill in the Blanks one of my latest paintings created this year. My video creation has been challenging lately, the app I was using started gliching , so I tried a different one and am finding the challanges of the new app frustrating in different ways. To be
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Painting King’s Cross the pink side forced me to do something I thought I never would. In my box of watercolour paint tubes I have a colour that I had never used until this painting. A bright fluorescent pink called Opera. How do you create such colour? I was sure I’d never use it. Ever.
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Any Artist will say, that setting up an one day exhibition is fraught with issues, especially if it rains on the morning of the event and that event is outdoor! Which is exactly what happened to me when I went to set up for my Art on the Fence Exhibition. Set up was delayed over
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This week we’re looking closely at a painting of London Bridge Reflections. That’s if I can actually remember the title. Any questions about the piece, please ask in the comments, either here, or on Youtube. Here’s a still of the image, which will now forever be known as the painting of London Bridge Reflections. Unless,that
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Colour draws your attention when you look at this Palace of Westminster painting. The rainbow toned fluid sky dances behind the clock tower. Affectionately called “Big Ben”. The Houses of Parliament loom tall. Leaning away from us, as are the other buildings. They seem ready to topple backwards into the Thames, hidden behind the architecture
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