G.Mex and Midland Hotel at Night, Limited Edition of 30 Print

A limited edition giclée print of an image painted in 2015. It is hand-signed in pencil, printed onto high quality, Hahnemühle German Etching paper and presented unframed. The size is the same as the original painting of 50cmx70cm but with an additional 3cm blank border area. This painting is a nocturnal scene of city life in downtown Manchester painted with a striking use of colour in a distortive, expressionist style in which the poetic feelings inspired by the view are expressed in an almost symbolist form. The hope is to convey the euphoric vibrancy and beauty of the scene, of the moonlight and the stars, with specific emphasis on the sky as revealed by the expansive openess of the area, giving opportunity for a rich display of swirling purples, violets, indigos and dark blues, juxtaposed with the bright 'lights' of adjacent buildings. The portrayed buildings are a combination of older Victorian, (Midland Hotel and G Mex Conference centre) and modern steel and glass (the Hilton Tower). The image also includes a tram crossing in the foreground to add a sense of metropolitanism and vibrancy. Inspired slightly by Caspar David Friedrich's romantic landscapes, a solitary figure is painted in middle foreground of the scene with his back to the viewer to hopefully further emphasise the panoramic effect of the view with perhaps a twist of moodful isolation added to it therein.