A tale of two phone boxes

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Glad to hear your story and this is a lovely celebration of it too

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 03 Feb 13:18:58

Love the light and shade, also a great composition. Super!

Posted by Fred Elwell on Thu 03 Feb 13:31:05

What a very pleasing composition with an interesting story behind it! Love the colours, the light and shade - an excellent picture.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Thu 03 Feb 13:44:46

Lovely light filled painting and interesting story.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 03 Feb 13:45:38

Wonderful lighting.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Thu 03 Feb 13:52:12

I love the way you have painted this, Tim - a beautiful, sunny painting of those iconic red telephone boxes plus the attractive cafe!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Thu 03 Feb 14:03:36

A lovely painting, I do love to see those old phone boxes and letter box as well.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 03 Feb 14:46:36

This is superb. Lovely dappled light effects.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 03 Feb 16:48:02

Great painting Tim, super attention to light, detail and a touch of nostalgia.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Thu 03 Feb 19:12:34

I have to agree, lovely light in your painting Tim!

Posted by Karen Lewis on Thu 03 Feb 19:14:42

Love everything about your painting Tim, and your story.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 03 Feb 21:14:32

Very satisfying to look at.

Posted by Shirley May on Fri 04 Feb 00:00:32

Thank you all for your lovely comments. Yes, this was one of those paintings that worked first time with the light and atmosphere. I walked past Copper Café, Bar & Lounge yesterday and the scene has changed yet again as the lovely green grass that you can see behind the red phone boxes has been replaced with black tarmac!

Posted by Tim O'Brien on Fri 04 Feb 07:20:38

Excellent painting Tim and who doesn’t love a red phone box. I was chatting recently to a chap in our village who has installed a revamped one in his front garden! Great observation of light and shade.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 04 Feb 07:50:39

Thanks Tessa. Yes, that is my ambition (or wishful dream) to buy one from the firm in Newark that refurbishes and sells redundant boxes. There are plenty near me that have been converted into micro-libraries and I even saw one in a town in North Wales that had lots of plants trailing out of the windows. I wonder if one has ever been converted into an art-studio?

Posted by Tim O'Brien on Fri 04 Feb 18:40:32

Excellent painting Tim - so interesting to look at, lovely colours, lots of detail yet remaining loose. Perfect tonal values.

Posted by Dympna Marshall on Fri 04 Feb 22:29:12

Beautiful

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sat 05 Feb 17:06:18

Beautifully painted

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 05 Feb 20:53:07

Beautiful aura in this work. Love it

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Sun 13 Feb 04:53:30

Great piece of work

Posted by cecilia payne on Wed 16 Feb 11:09:27

Hang on Studio Wall

03/02/2022

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November 2021, almost two years to the day since it was demolished by a car, a replacement red K6 telephone box with working payphone was installed next to the defibrillator box on the corner of Station Street, Bingham, Notts. I had to celebrate this good news story for local heritage with an oil painting of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's iconic design.

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Tim O'Brien

I am a full-time artist, author and tutor. During my 39-year art career I have enjoyed working with a broad range of clients and subject matter (Landscapes, architecture, animals to transport - ships, cars and aerospace), having started out as a Commercial Artist in the world of advertising &…

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