The View from Blackfriars Bridge to Westminster Bridge
Oil on Canvas
188cm x 241cm
1990 – Ongoing
Image Taken in 2018
188cm x 241cm
1990 – Ongoing
Image Taken in 2018
In 1990, I began my painting ‘The View from Blackfriars Bridge to Westminster Bridge’ which I continue to work on. The painting was originally intended to be the culmination of a series of canvases based on walking around the neighbourhood where I lived in Islington — See the Cityscapes Gallery — however, as my interests in observational drawing and the process of painting deepened, the focus of the work broadened to explore the relationship between space, time, and movement within a single image. A number of preparatory drawings for this piece can be found in the Drawings Gallery and The Giclee Prints Gallery of the site.
Upper-Left
68cm x 98cm
Detail showing the areas above the south end of Waterloo Bridge. The South Bank can be seen running up the left-hand side of the detail, with The Royal Festival Hall on the far left, and Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward Gallery Below. Jubilee Park and Westminister Bridge are on the top left, shown prior to the construction of The London Eye.
Centre-Left
67cm x 89cm
Detail showing the south end of Waterloo Bridge, with the South Bank running down the left hand side towards Thames Beach and Gabriels's Wharf. The ITV tower is shown prominently on the left centre, with The South Bank Tower rising into frame at the bottom left.
Lower-Left
72.5cm x 112cm
Detail showing the areas above the south end of Blackfriar's Bridge, which can be seen running along the bottom of the detail. The Oxo tower can be seen in the centre of the detail with Bernie Spain Gardens and Gabriel's Wharf above it. The base of The Southbank Tower can be seen on the top left of the detail.
Lower-Centre
70cm x 107cm
Detail looking out from the western edge of Blackfriars Bridge across the River Thames and towards West London. The South Bank is out-of-frame to the left, with Blackfriars out-of-frame to the right.
Lower-Right
67cm x 111cm
Detail centred around the northern end of Blackfriars Bridge, with Victoria Embankment running upwards. The red-brick Sion Hall can be seen on the far right, with Temple above.
Centre-Right
56cm x 85cm
Detail centred around Temple, with Victoria Embankment and HQS Wellington at the bottom left. The red-brick Queen Elizebeth Building Chambers can be seen at the bottom middle, with Temple sitting above that. At the very top right of the detail sits the Royal Courts of Justice while the King's College campus can be seen towards the top left.
Upper-Right
60cm x 90cm
Detail showing The Strand at the bottom right, with Centre Point Tower located at the top middle. St Clement Danes Church and the Royal Courts of Justice can be seen on the bottom right.
Upper-Centre
67cm x 165cm
Detail showing the areas above the north end of Waterloo Bridge. Victoria Embankment Gardens can be seen running from the bottom left upwards to London Charing Cross Station, while The Strand and Covent Garden are shown in the centre of the detail.
Centre
63cm x 95cm
Detail centred on the north end of Waterloo Bridge, with the Victoria Embankment Gardens above. Somerset House can be seen at the bottom right, with the HQS Wellington below.
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Beavan, and may not be reproduced without
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Beavan, and may not be reproduced without
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