“Neon Canyon”

88 x 29.5 cm | 34.75 x 11.5 in

Framed Dimensions (approx.): 102 x 43.5 cm | 40.25 x 17.25 in

"Neon Canyon" is an original mixed media painting on board that plunges the viewer into the electric heart of Times Square, skyscrapers rising steeply on either side in a blaze of blue, orange, magenta and gold. Paul's energetic palette knife work fragments the billboards and architecture into shards of pure colour, while wet reflections in the foreground mirror the chaos above, doubling the intensity of the scene. At 88 x 29.5cm, the tall narrow format is a deliberate choice — amplifying the sense of being dwarfed by the city towering overhead.explosive energy that smaller pieces simply cannot replicate. A monochromatic city structure of deep grey and black forms the backbone of the composition, skyscrapers dissolving into abstraction whilst vivid splashes of red, teal and yellow erupt across the surface in every direction, a lone figure barely visible amidst the chaos of the street below. It is a painting that doesn't depict the city so much as embody it — its noise, its relentless pace and its overwhelming, exhilarating scale.