London Cockspur St bus stop - oil painting

London Cockspur St bus stop - oil painting

Finished oil painting of a bus stop at Cockspur st, central London.

Two buses are shown parked at a bus stop in Cockspur Street, central London during a wet summers afternoon. Both buses have terminated at the stop and a number of tourists are planning their next move, which may well be a visit to Trafalgar Square. This famous Square is very close by and Nelsons column, situated within it, can be seen in the painting. Two passing police with bright safety jackets make a distinctive pair within the crowd. There are a number of big buildings in the street and behind the buses can be seen parts of Canada House. The street is also quite old, going as far back as the 16^th century. The damp conditions of the day add interest with the scene being reflected ion the wet paving surfaces.

This landscape painting was done during July 2019. It measures 33” x 23” approximately, and oil paint was used on acid free mounting board. It can be seen in greater detail by following this link.

London Cockspur St bus stop - WIP stages

 London Cockspur St bus stop - WIP stages

Stages of development of a London street painting.

A wet summers day at Cockspur Street, central London is the subject of this landscape painting, featuring two famous red London buses at a bus stop very close to Trafalgar Square. A number of tourists, having disembarked of the leading are presumably planning a trip to the nearby square.

The image above shows 4 stages of the creation process regarding the artwork. The first panel features the initial stage with the scene drawn out in brown acrylic on a yellow ochre wash, also done with acrylic paint. To the right in the second panel stage, a wash of diluted oil paint has been applied to suggest basic colour choices. This will act as underpainting and will be, as shown in the third panel painted over with thicker paint, to the correct colour and tonal values. Also in this layer of painting, finer details are applied. The final panel shows the completed London street scene painting, which can be seen on this link in better detail.