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While I prepare the canvas for my next Soho scene painting. Here's one from a couple of years ago that now lives in Australia.
Just Gone 3am On Frith Street
Oil on canvas
91cm × 61cm
To recognise the Chinese New Year. Here's an oil painting of the Chinese lanterns in Gerrard Street from a few years ago. And a watercolour sketch from last week.
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Latest painting finished.
Brewer Street On A Wet Night
Oil on canvas
24" × 16"
A small watercolour sketch of Meard Street in Soho where the famous, THIS IS NOT A BROTHEL THERE ARE NO PROSTITUTES AT THIS ADDRESS used to be on Sebastian Horsley's front door. Sadly not anymore, but please the sign is preserved at the Museum of Soho just around the corner.
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Four of my oil paintings in various sizes of Ronnie Scott's jazz club that opened it's doors in the new Frith Street venue 60 years ago today in 1965.
#ronniescotts #ronniescottsjazzclub
#frithstreet #soho #sohoartists
#sohoart #londonart #londonartist #jazzclub #jazzart
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A new painting of Soho just finished.
Soho Kiss
Oil on canvas
28" × 20"
Here's a pastel sketch I did back in the spring of the intimate corner of The French House in Soho, with it's mirrors and artwork.
Pastel on paper
41cm × 40cm
Sold
My painting of the rear entrance to the basement of the legendary music venue, The 100 Club, which opened its doors today in 1942 as the Feldman Swing Club.
The 100 Club - Rear Entrance
Oil on canvas 50cm × 50cm
Still available from my website.
I rarely post on here these days. But, I'm still painting and working on creating meaningful art and thought I'd share a recent self-portrait to show I'm still about.
'How I Looked Yesterday'
Oil on board
29" × 20"
#selfportrait #portraitpainting #oilpainting #oilportrait #allaprima #ptsdrecovery
Hello all. I haven't posted on here for ages, so I thought I'd let you know that I'm still painting and working on things, which I hope to show you when they're finished soon.
Meanwhile, heres a recent self-portrait.
The Pretender
Oil on board
81cm × 61cm
I bet that phone box could tell a few stories
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As it's International Portrait Day, here's a sort of self-portrait (without my specs, I'm unrecognisable) loosely based on a Greek mythology story.
Endymion And The Moon
Oil on board - 55cm × 46cm
Available for purchase
#InternationalPortraitDay #internationalportraitday2025 #portraiture
A recent painting inspired by my mooching around Soho.
Wardour Street Phone Box
Oil on canvas
21" × 18"
This phone box stands outside St. Anne's Churchyard in Wardour Street. Very dilapidated and abused. Yet, its bright red paint still manages to make it stand proud despite all the grot & grime!
I've recently reworked this oil painting of a former Soho peep show and listed it on my website.
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS
Oil on canvas
24" × 16"
#oilpainting #urbanlandscape #paintingsoflondon #sohoart #soho #londonart #wetstreets #brewerstreet
As today is London History Day, the day when Big Ben first started keeping time. Here's a selection of my paintings of London that are still available to buy.
#londonhistoryday #london #soho #londonhistoryday2025 #sohoart #oilpainting #urbanlandscape #urbanrealism #landscapeartist
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I've just added this miniature oil painting in a tin of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks At The Diner to my website.
Nighthawks At The Diner
Oil on board - Approx 8cm × 4.5cm in a 9cm × 6cm tin.
#miniatureart #miniaturepainting
I paid another visit to the National Gallery yesterday to take a quick pic of my miniature oil painting in a tin of the amazing JMW Turner painting, The Fighting Temeraire, before handing it over to its new owner. Many thanks, Matt.
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Framed and ready for shipping. One of my smaller oil paintings about to go off to the customer.
Stout In A Straight Glass
Oil on board
25cm × 20cm
Sold
#oilpainting #stilllifepainting #stoutbeer #guinnessart #beerpainting #beerart
It's World Cocktail Day, so here's a small oil painting that I'm selling to celebrate.
Old Fashioned Cocktail
Oil on board
21cm × 15cm
Available to buy from my website (link in bio).
Latest miniature oil painting in a tin is of the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez in the National Gallery. For more information on purchasing the painting, visit my website www.markwadeart.com
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I haven't done a miniature painting in a tin for ages, it seems? So, it's good to get back in the habit again with an oil painting of The French House in Soho.
If you're interested in the tin, details are on my website (link in my bio).
A tip of the hat to the memory of the artist, Francis Bacon, who died on this day in 1992.
Francis Bacon portrait
Oil on board
18cm × 13cm
#francisbacon
Giant album painting
Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
Acrylic on canvas
24" × 24"
The Stones released their album, Aftermath today in 1966. My 3-dimensional hand painted replica, with distressed corners and is one of a few giant album paintings I still have available. Get in touch for more details.
It's Record Store Day today. Good luck if you're queuing and hoping to grab the vinyl you're after.
Here's a couple of my small oil paintings of Soho record shops. Both available from my website!
Reckless Records
Oil on board
18cm × 13cm
Sounds of the Universe
Oil on board
18cm × 13cm
Green Gil
Acrylic on board
27cm × 16cm
Celebrating the birthdate in 1949 of one of my personal favourites, poet, singer, writer, Gil Scott-Heron.
#gilscottheron #piecesofaman #therevolutionwillnotbetelevised