John Duffin

John Duffin, Tube Rain 1, London Cityscape Art, Contemporary Art

2015

'King's Cross Station is a place of great significance to me, many departures and arrivals have taken place at this station. I love it's gothic architecture and sheer drama right in the centre of London. Eternal thanks to Poet Laureate John Betjeman for campaigning to save it from demolition, I look forward to many future journeys from this cathedral of travel.' John Duffin is a painter and printmaker whose work is based on the modern environments of cities and towns, creating dynamic, cinematic images of contemporary urban life. His unique images of architecture, lighting and figures have been greatly praised and awarded, recently receiving The Most Outstanding Print Award from Sir peter Blake, he has a distinctive artistic voice and has much to say in his work about contemporary life in all of it’s manifestations. His work is in the tradition of LS Lowry in Britain and Edward Hopper in America and like these artists he creates unique views of contemporary urban life, a combination of his ability as a draughtsman, his imagination and his personal use of perspective and colour. He makes drawings and watercolours in front of his chosen subject and takes these sketches back to his London studio where he creates from them his own imaginative interpretation of the site, recreating the place anew via his own imagination. His work is redolent with influences from cinema, graphic novels and the history of figurative painting, but from this comes a vision that is his alone. Kings Cross...

Tube Light 2 by John Duffin [2015] original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:51 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:51 cm x D:4cm ...

Kings Cross Rain by John Duffin [2018] limited_edition Etching on paper Edition number 15/150 Image size: H:30 cm x W:25 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work...

A view from above of both of the great gateway stations from London, St Pancras and King's Cross. This is a magical place for me full of memories and moments, arrivals and departures. It is wonderful in any weather but looks beautiful in London rain, meet me on the platform to get away somewhere... John Duffin is a painter and printmaker whose work is based on the modern environments of cities and towns, creating dynamic, cinematic images of contemporary urban life. His unique images of architecture, lighting and figures have been greatly praised and awarded, recently receiving The Most Outstanding Print Award from Sir peter Blake, he has a distinctive artistic voice and has much to say in his work about contemporary life in all of it’s manifestations. His work is in the tradition of LS Lowry...

Michael Quirke was born in 1946 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London. After moving from London, Michael became a member of the art community in St Ives and was elected Pr...

Cityscape with London is a stylish painting for your home or office. Oxford Street is one of the main streets of Westminster. The street is mainly known for its fashionable shops. The rainy weather, a double-decker red bus and multicolored lights of advertising signs and cars create an atmosphere of London. The painting is 100% hand painted using high quality oil paints on canvas. Original oil painting by Nikolay Dmitriev...

Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Reflective and alive, After the Rain, Piccadilly captures a fl...