Charing Cross bridge over the Thames in London - oil painting

A view of the river Thames is shown during a sunny autumn day in the city of London, UK. The people shown are seen standing on the 'South bank', with the 'Embankment' on the north side of the Thames. In this busy part of the city can be seen a number of distinctive land mark structures. Charing cross station can be seen, with a large development, known as Embankment Place, that was opened in 1989, on top of the Victorian railway station. The railway station is fed from railway lines coming across Hungerford bridge, built in 1870s and replacing an earlier design. For most of its life it has had a pedestrian footway of some form as well as carrying railway traffic. In recent years to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, a new suspension walkway was added either side of the railway bridge, which can be seen on the right.
The location is popular with tourists and a few can be seen enjoying the mourning Autumn light. A man is leaning against one of the famous 'dolphin lamps' with populate both sides of the Thames and are of an intricate Victorian design. A couple are photographing each other, presumably with the intention of getting the Houses of Parliament in the frame, which can be found sightly further down the Embankment side, and of to the side of this composition.
This painting was done in oils on mounting board, sized at 20” x 16” and painted during summer 2021. It can be examined in better detail by following this link. 

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 Piccadilly Circus with evening light - WIP stages

London Piccadilly Circus with evening light - WIP stages

WIP stages of the Piccadilly Circus oil painting

The panel above shows progress in three stages of the painting 'London Piccadilly Circus with evening light' finished during April 2019. The first picture shows the drawing of the scene done with brown acrylic paint applied on a brown wash. The sky area has been filled in with some white acrylic paint as a rough base at this stage as it is the lightest item in tone in the image when compared to the other elements in this landscape painting. Moving on, the second panel shows the scene with underpainting applied using oil paint. This level acts as a colour base to illustrate basic tones and colours within the painting. The last panel shows the finished painting, in which the oil paint has been applied on top of the previous, dried layers, in a thicker consistency and with the correct colour values and details added. The artwork of the London scene measures 60” x 40”.

It can be viewed in detail on this link.