Streetscape Art (Sold)
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Streetscapes (50 in 50)
Other Streetscapes
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SS01, Talbot Street, London, ON |
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Ink and Graphite |
| Image Size: |
4" x 12" |
| Matted Size: |
8 " x 16" |
| Price: |
SOLD
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Another streetscape of beautiful, downtown London. The distinctive Victorian architecture of the Talbot Inn, was incorporated into the new London Sports and Entertainment Centre (JLC) shown in this ink and graphite drawing, size 4" x 12". As long time fan and supporter of the London Knights, I have spent allot of time in this building, including the historic season when the Knights broke a CHL record, going 31 games in a row without a loss (29-0-2). Having said that, I was also witness to the record breaking season of 1995-96 at the old Ice House, south of the 401, when the Knights set a record for winning only three games all season (3-60-3).
"This building was originally constructed as the Hope Hotel in the 1840s by William Balkwill. It burnt down in January 1865 and was reopened in September 1865 as the City Hotel. It was renamed the Belvedere in 1871 and later the Talbot Inn. The building was demolished in 2001 and its facade was recreated on the John Labatt Centre which opened on the site in 2002." More info: Talbot Inn.
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SS03, Exeter, ON |
| Medium: |
Ink and Graphite |
| Image Size: |
6" x 9." |
| Framed Size: |
11" x 14" |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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My drive from Londesboro (where I was born) to London (where I live now) is Exeter, home of the white squirrel, although I have never seen one. Exeter was founded 1832 by Irish settlers James and Jan Willis. For more history of Exeter, this is an interesting website: www.ourroots.ca (Canada’s Local Histories Online). “A History of Exeter, Ontario” by Joseph L. Wooden, written in 1973 – Exeters Centennial year. This complete book, over 300 pages is here, along with many, many others.
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SS05, Dundas Street, London, ON |
| Medium: |
Ink on Tan Paper |
| Image Size: |
7" x 13" |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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What says history and London more than Kingsmill's. This family run business was established in 1865 by Thomas Frazer Kingsmill, an Irish immigrant. The Kingsmill family continues to offer fine products and services from this art deco style building in downtown London. Keep walking down Dundas Street and you find - The Met, which dates to 1890, currently an artisans weekend market. This location was Canadian head office for Metropolitan Department Stores, and also a Bargain Harold’s, Saan and Red Apple.
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| Title: |
Streetscape 1, Limoux |
| Medium: |
Ink and graphite on acid free paper |
| Image Size: |
4.5 " x13.5 |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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This ink drawings was completed on location in France. This is directly across the street from our hotel, Hôtel Le Monastère,
3, rue de la Mairie, Limoux.
This is a traditional southern French town, unspoiled by tourism. When you walked out the front doors of the hotel, you really felt like you had been transported back in time. I would sit in front of one section and draw it, then move to the next section and draw it. I wished I had a larger peice of paper, because I would have kept going down the street.
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London, Dundas Street
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| Date: |
Jan 2011 |
| Medium: |
Graphite and Ink |
| Image Size: |
5.5" x 13" |
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After taking some photos at the London Arts Council of paintings from Art Rental and Sales Gallery, I was admiring the architecture on Dundas Street from Clarence to Richmond. I noticed this plague at the top of the building "Duffield Block 1876" A simple search tells me "In 1871, Joseph Spettigue built Spettigue Hall (later the Duffield Block) which contained an elegant 663-seat concert hall on the second floor. Designed in the Second Empire Style, the structure was 197 feet long, 63 feet high, and cost $12,000 to construct." (See Duffield Block for more information).
I took some reference photos and this is the streetscape drawing I did.
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