Red phone box, Piccadilly, London

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The sketch has an authentic, fesh '60's feel to it - perhaps the heyday of Giles Gilbert Scott's phone boxes. I don't miss them; I miss the culture that enabled them to thrive without being vandalised and turned into pissoirs.

Posted by Kim Sommerschield on Fri 17 Sep 09:55:03

Thank you Kim ;) Despite being born in the 60s, I think I know what you mean about them being abused, the new ones maybe charmless but I guess they don't attract piss artists!

Posted by Peter Gander on Fri 17 Sep 10:27:06

As a Londoner born and bred, now a Hampshire Hog, I love your quick London sketches. The light in London is unique or am I being biased or indeed nostalgic!

Posted by Fred Elwell on Tue 12 Oct 14:41:48

As a Londoner born and bred, now a Hampshire Hog, I love your quick London sketches. The light in London is unique or am I being biased or indeed nostalgic!

Posted by Fred Elwell on Tue 12 Oct 14:42:55

Thanks Fred, I'm a Londoner born & bred too. And well, the light might be good, (on the rare occasions when it peeks past the huge buildings) but at least in Hants you can enjoy a pint of 'Hog's Back T.E.A.' Lovely ale ;) Nice fly-fishing down there too, eh? ;)

Posted by Peter Gander on Tue 12 Oct 14:53:09

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31/03/2015

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A painting of scaffolding-strewn Piccadilly near The Royal Academy, London. Once seen on every street corner in the land, the lesser-spotted red phone box now only appears occasionally in select sites, like the prettiest village green or by an iconic London landmark. It has long been replaced by matt black versions (awful) or even worse, the modern BT kiosk. I hear the decommissioned boxes shown have been made into personal showers, etc and I have seen one or two in country gardens in my commute to London. The morning light was bright and strong and created a nice burnt-out area on the top of the phone box. A limited palette keeps the piece harmonious. (I used a Winsor & Newton Cotman Pocket Plus half-pan painting box, which has 12 colours). Black Pentel Pen NMF50 (O.5 nib) on Daler Rowney Fine-Grain Heavyweight (200gsm) paper pad.

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