Taxi Dreaming
Three dazzling yellow taxis emerge with beaming headlights from the misty grey depths of Manhattan
Details of this piece
Title
“Taxi Dreaming”
Size
25.5" x 40"
Media
Watercolour and Ink on Indian Paper
Format
Original Painting
Frame
Black Ornate Frame
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Price
£3950
Taxi Dreaming
25.5″ x 40″
Watercolour and Ink on Indian Paper
Amongst the misty greys of this urban New York City scene, three dazzling yellow taxis emerge with beaming headlights. A pedestrian appears from the shadows of the sidewalk to make their way over the illuminated crossing.
The fluidity in which Paul applies the paint creates the impression of drenched streets after a heavy downpour. You can almost hear the sound of the taxi’s splashing through the rain-slicked streets.
Painting with bold expressive brush marks, Paul allows the watercolour pigment to settle in the pits of the paper to create a highly textured effect.
This piece is painted onto very thick, handmade Indian paper, with ‘torn’ edges. Rather than using a more conventional framing method, which is not practical with paper this thick, this piece is framed using a beautiful ‘Floating Frame’ technique, where the artwork is mounted to a backboard to reveal all of those fantastic edges, with the clear acrylic face of the frame suspended a couple of centimetres above the surface, making for a unique complete piece of art. The accompanying image shows a close-up of the artwork floating within its frame.
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You might also enjoy these other New York paintings from Paul's 365 Project. This was a year-long journey exploring a different range of mediums & working at sizes often smaller, than with his studio pieces. In many cases these formed the studies behind the larger studio works.
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"Taxi Dreaming" is part of the following Collection(s):
Watercolour Collection
Through fine layers of watercolour in combination with rich black ink, this collection captures the powerful depth, unique atmosphere and mesmerising light of cities such as New York, Paris and Venice. Within these paintings, Paul employs the luminous effects of watercolour on paper to depict light in the urban landscape, whether that be the glistening rain-slicked streets of New York, or the endearing glow radiating from inside a quiet Parisian café. Painted by splashing, dripping, blotting, and washing, these dynamic works are soaked in deep saturated colour and bursting with energy.
New York Collection
A frequent visitor to the New York streets, Paul is passionate about absorbing and drawing inspiration from this most dynamic of cities, hence reflected in this collection of original paintings and prints. Possibly the most immediately identifiable skyline in the world, the Manhattan cityscape is utterly enthralling. Whilst there are many easily recognisable skyscrapers, walking the streets also feels intimately familiar, as the sights and sounds of a multitude of movies and tv shows surround you. Paul strives to bring this energy and intimacy into each piece.