https://www.edmundpalao.com/urban-spaces-archive daily 0.75 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1719937149422-07UGRZQM5A3A2BPVKBPK/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Parked cars, Southwark 2024 acrylic on board 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches) £375 framed behind glass Reflected artificial light on shiny surfaces and through foliage add an evocative and animated feel to an ordinary street scene, such as this one outside a housing estate in Southwark, south east London. The headlamps of a car that is not in the picture shines on the road surface and wheel hubcaps of parked vehicles in the foreground. For me, road vehicles often replace the presence of human figures in a scene, and they add a sense of proportion in a landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1719937149422-07UGRZQM5A3A2BPVKBPK/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Parked cars, Southwark 2024 acrylic on board 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches) £375 framed behind glass Reflected artificial light on shiny surfaces and through foliage add an evocative and animated feel to an ordinary street scene, such as this one outside a housing estate in Southwark, south east London. The headlamps of a car that is not in the picture shines on the road surface and wheel hubcaps of parked vehicles in the foreground. For me, road vehicles often replace the presence of human figures in a scene, and they add a sense of proportion in a landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1719932482468-OXM9B4CSUBUAT3OLT1CV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins, Gelding Place SE1 2024 acrylic on board 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches) £375 framed behind glass These wheelie bins, synonymous with the refuse firm Biffa, sit in front of a pastel blue wall under a railway arch near London Bridge station. The scene depicts an overcast day, not helped by being situated under the railway arch, but the red and blue elements help to overcome the muted tonal contrasts. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624407133019-U4QCUCFITR0180GCAHZQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Towards Shepherd's Bush 2021 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) £750 framed This railway cutting is typical of many such urban locations in London where Tube trains shuffle through scruffy no man’s lands surrounded by various types of city infrastructure and life such as residential blocks and builders yards. I left parts of the painting almost unfinished so as to give it a scruffy quality befitting the scene’s austere atmosphere. The picture features in my blog post Tube Paint. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1669509083978-1E27GHYI9XAOHB1CD2RF/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed These wheelie bins were found nestled under a brick railway arch near London Bridge Station. I concentrated on exaggerating the various colours of the composition in the scene, such as the warm electric lighting illuminating strewn pieces of junk and battleship grey of the bins themselves, set against the blue of the brick wall behind. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1703948500149-9M82Q2LOGW9I10KDIIHM/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins in Soho Square 2023 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (3 x 4 inches) £245 framed London has several tree lined squares, such as this one in Soho, though hidden as backdrop for these night time wheelie bins. Reflective fluorescent bin bags jut out from black metal bins awaiting disposal. I used a very limited palette of paint for this picture, given that the scene lacks colour and tone. This painting was selected by artist Adebanji Alade who was one of the judges for the ING Discerning Eye 2024 exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1669508964949-KMCS0IXQPJ6BI0LJSTS7/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Parked Cars 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed Much of my artistic approach centres on a sense of place. However, some subjects I like to paint also lend themselves to themselves regardless of where they’re placed, such as wheelie bins and parked vehicles. This painting could be placed anywhere given the anonymity and vagueness of location. The parked vehicles could be situated outside a used car sales centre or a Nissan main dealer, or a fairground car park; the actual location I used is a tourist parking spot along the south coast of England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1659386193187-QNYKKKZG08C7A34LOPNM/Regent%27s+Canal+Dutch+Barge+2022.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Regent's Canal Dutch Barge 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed The Regent’s Canal cuts through a diverse range of urban landscapes, such as the grand houses surrounding leafy Little Venice near Paddington in the west, to modern high rise builds situated in Islington and Hackney in the east. This small painting depicts such high rise buildings in Islington, accompanied by a seemingly colour-blended Dutch barge that is moored in front of sheer high walled storage buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1657234692415-80ABGKMKFPPNAXWIJLD1/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Regent's Canal, Night 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed The Regent’s Canal arcs around central London from the Limehouse Basin near the Isle of Dogs in the east to Little Venice and Paddington in the west. Built in 1812 it would have seen many changes over the years to the cityscapes that completely surround it. My nocturne painting was situated near the western end of Islington Tunnel and features the silhouettes of modern office spaces and residential block . My enjoyment of night time scenes was satisfied with the dimly lit narrowboats moored on the left and the various towpath lighting on the right, reflected in the still water below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1657142234159-VHPOTRQB3TSU8JQM8J9W/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Looking East 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Plein air painting has it’s challenges in dimly lit light. I usually carry a portable LED swan neck lamp and the light level can be adjusted so as not to spoil my night vision. This painting, however, benefited from me standing right under a bright street lamp on a bridge over looking the A406 (North Circular Road) during evening rush hour on a cool November. As with my usual approach I tried to limit detail to a minimum where necessary, focusing instead on capturing the bright red rear lights of cars in a slow moving tailback below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1621809407719-JF00Z68ZFDXK5HPELJ44/image.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Harpenden 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Harpenden is a traditional English town in Hertfordshire. This view, however, depicts a modern residential block sitting atop shops. A wet street after rain picks up the reflections of LED lighting from the shopfronts in the foreground, with a parked vehicle for company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624489484367-KQBZ3C4Z2PPDVHF4K71W/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bin 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD A brightly lit metal wheelie bin leans on the camber of a road at night time. I was curiously and vaguely inspired by photographs of Apollo lunar missions depicting squat, box like ALSEP instrument packages placed onto the surface, with dazzling sunlight juxtaposed against the blackened sky of space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1622505982849-01N7WKKTBVJAIXQ5T1L8/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Peregrine House 2021 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed A sunlit facade with street lamps switching on suggest the golden hour of early evening in this street view of a housing estate in Islington, a small but rather closely built up borough of London. The overall feel of the painting, however, is reminiscent of a sub tropical holiday abroad, heightened probably by the overhanging tree foliage and white soft top convertible car in the foreground (which also remind me of the 80s tv show Miami Vice !) With the many windows on the face of the residential block demanding attention I kept the rendering of such detailing to a painterly minimum, consistent with the rest of the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1637712953245-2PNOJE7POFXFOKCDK9BN/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Eastbound 2021 acrylic on board 10 cm x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £225 framed This simple plein air painting depicts a dual carriageway in North London, carrying lines of red lights of vehicles under a road bridge eastwards in the background and beyond. I was afforded this vantage point by a pedestrian walkway that overlooks the roadway below. Damp air conditions helped to keep the acrylic paint moist throughout the work session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613839583649-WM3MAYDP8FNRZ59R0KIM/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - West Hampstead Station 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD As a Londoner born and bred it is natural for me to be drawn to Tube stations as a source for artistic inspiration. This painting has the added attraction of artificial night time lighting which is prominent in my work. The painting was selected by acclaimed music artist Beverley Knight who was one of the judges for the ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527892091184-KK6SOALDPGX7A9ZF472X/Wood+Green+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Wood Green 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This London street scene could belong to any typical urban area of the capital, with its bright shopfronts of cab firms, kebab firms and hairdressers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868994595-86FZRDJY37Q23F3IMKG5/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Nightingale Lane N8 at Night 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed This north London residential street scene is close to where I currently live. Painting everyday scenes (or every night in this case) would naturally include domestic neighbourhood locations. I was attracted to this domestic flavoured simplicity: warmly lit windows, parked vehicles illuminated by a nearby street lamp and a deep indigo night sky broken with yoghurt coloured clouds. This painting was selected by art critic Tabish Khan who was one of the judges at the ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition in London.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1594581642361-C81K722O928OF9Q2EGZV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Sunset 2020 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed The hardest decision when painting is often what not to put into the picture. Overworking a painting is very easily done. This busy evening traffic scene contains a lot of individual elements, many of which I ultimately decided to leave out, placing the emphasis primarily on the rush of oncoming vehicles and the ambient glow that they created on the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1567872785058-6Z28H6S3LQPE9AJX3X9W/A406+Summer+II+2019+E_Palao.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 at Colney Hatch 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This view is a fairly familiar view for me as I have often visited here when painting the North Circular Road over the years. I always enjoy contemplating the line of vehicles stretching off into the distance, to places and homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1567873011259-HTTEGEI7DL4AHCJW5TK6/Longford+E_Palao.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Longford 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) SOLD This village scene in Northwest London sits right under a flight path that leads directly into Heathrow Airport located close by, with large low flying aircraft sitting on the tops of trees and roofs. Sadly, Longford’s future is bleak, with a planned new runway expected to obliterate the village. Many of the landscapes scenes that I have painted over the years have subsequently changed dramatically, but painting this ‘last hurrah’ of Longford is somewhat poignant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559598781102-S36N5ITVGC01SGSG2HEI/E_Palao_Denmark_Rd_N8_2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Denmark Road N8 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This painting continues my enjoyment of painting dusky urban street views, with the evening blue sky complementing the orangey hues of the houses and road below it. I deliberately avoided adding in too much detail, preferring instead to emphasise the physicality layers of the painted surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868770685-UUFKB448YAURUYIUN4SC/Wheelie+Bins+2014.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD I almost consider this composition a still life, what with the bins appearing as inanimate objects. I found this scene when looking for somewhere to paint at Borough Market in London one sunny afternoon. It is situated behind restaurants. I was attracted to this scene because of the bright sunshine reflecting off the plastic colours of the bins and the diagonal lines of the shadows. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624833808655-92ZUK971T8HG3SB7AEJ5/Wheelie+Bins+N8+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins 2018 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27.5 inches) £1,000 framed This set of wheelie bins is located at the back of a wood shop in Crouch End, north London, where I often purchase painting surfaces for my for art. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559489129023-4DF9QQ1B9VV53SING28X/E_Palao_Wheelie_Bins_2109.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Wheelie bins could be overlooked as practical every day street objects but they often seem to possess an objective and physical quality that I find appealing. Perhaps it’s their cuboid shapes and plastic colouring - reminiscent of modern installations or sculptures - that give them an aesthetic of their own. The bins in this scene are predominantly metallic in form, which make a change from the ubiquitous plastic versions that one sees in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559489176257-ZQQH4ZJBYXG6FFCS519W/E_Palao_Newland_Rd_2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Newland Road N8 - Day II 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This painting belongs to a ongoing set of street views depicting a residential street view in north London. Each scene is painted at different times of day with localised weather. Late afternoon sunshine can be seen reflecting off the orange-beige brick walls of the housing estates. Parked vehicles are a handy device for populating an empty street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1637711958847-SBWW7EACNPJL9PPHELKD/A406+East+2021+.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Eastbound 2021 acrylic on board 10 cm x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £225 framed Rows of red vehicle lights peel away under a bridge in the background and beyond. This simple view was afforded by a vantage point from a pedestrian walkway over the North Circular Road dual carriageway in North London. Plein air painting is ugly regarding but it can also bring challenges such as damp air conditions which make acrylic paints slippery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1568223274135-AH7LC8UKRQ4H59VCQ6YL/Newland+Road+N8+Night+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Newland Road N8 - Night 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD I am intrigued at how places are transformed in appearance when illuminated at contrasting times of day. It is not just the differences in colour and perspective that I find interesting but also the evidence of movement of people. The changed positions of vehicles, lights in the window etc, give sense of life and inhabitance. This painting was selected by art critic Louis Wise for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2019, Mall Galleries London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554505893531-ROLGRCSRDYXAZDRS89GV/ReFood+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - ReFood, Barking 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD These bright and gleaming cylinders are part of a food waste processing plant based in Barking, East London. Despite the picture’s diminutive size, I wanted the structures in the scene to appear bold, imposing and, with the bright sunshine, uplifting and optimistic. Like much of my work I kept detailing to a minimum. This painting features in my blog post “Putting more art on the map”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532362896594-GBO6FD3BO2TKM59JDHWL/A406+North+Finchley+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 North Finchley 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Pleasant summer afternoon sunshine made this an appealing scene to paint. Rush or traffic had thinned out leaving the tarmac reflecting the sun, interspersed with lengthening shadows. Like much of my work, this one was kept as simple as possible to avoid overpainting and spoiling the impression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532361915595-98ISH1QLTP0MT9A1EZXM/A406+Brent+Cross+I+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Brent Cross I 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Dual carriageways - and roads in general - seem to reflect the stream of life in both a symbolic and real sense. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532362505220-C3O4J2DBGE8L2FA4QU32/A406+Colney+Hatch+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Colney Hatch 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed Outward bound traffic is shepherded eastwards at this location in north London. I find the grey familiarity of this rush hour scene strangely comforting, perhaps it is the notion that people are making their way back to the comfort of home. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1637712866907-OOYXMJAH1W6KKWRSP5ZB/A406+Brent+Cross+II+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Brent Cross II 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed This roadside view appears flatten out the varying gradient of the dual multi-carriageways. The A406, also known as the North Circular Road, is a major arterial road in London which passes a large shopping centre in Brent Cross. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613871146626-30AEI35E86KDS1VQ83MI/Orion+Road+N10+dusk+2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Orion Road N10 at dusk 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed This slip road connects to the A406 (North Circular Road) in London. In addition to the colours of dusk, I was intrigued how the road was sandwiched between a functional pedestrian walkway and cutting in the foreground with the homely residential buildings in the backdrop. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554507076850-5WLHI0YS8E918WM2NYT6/Acton+Town+siding+2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Acton Town siding 2019 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed A seemingly disused set of London Underground carriages sit idly on grass encroached tracks in the sunshine at this West London station. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613841386288-U4HXALWFJ496B5ZVJ1AZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Pool Player 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544176100-BXMRKKWHJG122LDDJQJW/The+New+Season+2017.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - The New Season 2017 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) SOLD Like a man made sun, a triangular floodlight shines over an evening football match in north east London. Lower league venues, such as this one at Dagenham, make for a more intimate setting where fans are situated much closer to the pitch, unlike the cavernous modern stadia of bigger clubs. This late summer evening game features a development squad match between West Ham and Everton, the first competitive game of the domestic season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1542624678647-SLS1F2A4D1RYHJAAUJ7D/Bristol+Avon+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Bristol Avon I 2018 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,000 framed Rivers often feature in my work, notably the Thames in London, but I often find interesting waterways away from the capital such as this urban city river scene near Temple Meads in Bristol, UK. I kept the detail of buildings and scenery to a minimum to emphasise the colours and contrasting lighting effects of the sky that looms ominously over a sombre looking townscape. This painting is currently being displayed with ArtCan at Duff & Phelps at the Shard until July. To arrange a visit please click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624811375078-UFQRTUW7X5VUDWV9IRPV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - River Lea N17 2019 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,000 framed The River Lea (also spelt ‘Lee’) is a major London tributary of the River Thames. It passes by residential areas, light industrial estates, reservoirs and the green of Hackney Marshes, before emptying out close to the Isle of Dogs in east London. This view takes in a residential scene with a modern housing estate (Bream Close) which came as an inspiration to me because of the red brick and triangular roof slopes of the buildings made this scene slightly reminiscent of traditional rustic river landscape paintings, now with a contemporary take. Read more about the River Lea in my blog post London’s second river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1636399504937-C98FC95B3ELZMNG725WY/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 evening traffic 2021 acrylic on board 15.5 cm x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed This one was painted looking westward from a pedestrian walkway over a busy three lane carriageway near Colney Hatch Lane in North London. The quick painterly quality was aided in part by a cold and damp air of early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869198858-2WMDPWBAEQWVXXBW7EOB/Union+Road+2015.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Union Road, Northolt UB5 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed Union Road, situated in Slough in the north west extremity of London, is a winding residential estate that has several cul-de-sacs. As typical of many night time streets, this scene is bathed in peach coloured sodium lighting which reduces the sense of a natural ambience. Can you spot the two cats, one black one white?... They belong to a friend of mine who lives in one of the houses. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532363168028-M1MXEGJAXRPIN0OO4URU/Finsbury+Park+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Finsbury Park 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Close to the Underground and railway station is a light industrial park of shops and services. This view depicts a backyard view early one morning. I am intrigued by the machinery of backland scenes such as parked vehicles, security lighting and air conditioning vents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527346669087-GZ6LLB9RFTG6172KV736/Barking%2C+The+Gores+2018.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Barking, The Gores 2018 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27.5 inches) £900 framed The Gores is a small stream that empties out at the River Thames in Barking, east London. In this painting, the stream flows through a small and shallow valley, accompanied by a backdrop of light industrial structures, including an intriguing group of large white cylinders, bathed in a strong afternoon sunshine, which I placed as a focal point of the painting. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515337825915-E3Z306JXVTCK7YZ6KH0H/Tailback+A406+2014.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Tailback on North Circular Road (A406) 2014 acrylic on card 19 x 27 cm (7.5 x 10.5 inches) SOLD A grey scene such as this should be familiar to many UK road users! Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527892597752-8ODQ1G2INN3VE72B5YLE/Gunnersbury+%3AKew+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Gunnersbury / Kew 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This postcard sized landscape painting features a row of shops situated just north of Kew Bridge in south west London. The high rise block of flats in the background gives the scene a feeling reminiscent of a continental holiday resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1523404667911-HCCYR8CEEUGQUJVUIL2A/A406+Dusk+2015.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Homeward Bound Traffic on North Circular Road 2014 acrylic on board 18 x 30 cm (7 x 12 inches) SOLD British skies are well known for being rather grey and overcast, and the sky in this scene is no exception! Motorways and major A-roads often feature dark clumps of trees sitting on bland grassy sloped cuttings. This scene, painted on site at Pinkham Way in North London, is no exception. The overhead sodium highway lamps display a neon pink colour which ushers in lighting up time and a fast approaching dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515338052196-ZM146LYU3OEGK187NUJC/Willesden+Junction+2015.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Car Park at Willesden Junction Station 2015 acrylic on card 19 x 32 cm (7.5 x 12.5 inches) SOLD This studio piece depicts a view as seen from a London Overground carriage at one of the capital's suburban train junctions. I was reticent at first to add in the two railway maintenance men seen on the left in the scene but I decided to do it to give the picture a bit of animation. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544311921-1JXE9ACJJPB1IMGU1693/Cranbrook+Rd+2017.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill IG2 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) £695 framed A bus approaches a stop to pick up passengers on its night time route from central London. The curved street lamps give an elegant element to what is a somewhat ordinary high street scene that could probably be found anywhere in the UK. Like many of my paintings, I chose to keep detail to a minimum, preferring to capture the ambience of the quiet night time Street scene. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544618679-44POSL23UJ51CF4TF892/Hivings+Hill+2017.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Hivings Hill, Chesham HP5 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) NFS Amber sodium street lamps have been phased out in the UK over the years, replaced by ever increasingly efficient LEDs, but this night time street view near Chesham in Buckinghamshire still has a few of them. I am curious about how natural colours disappear under the monochromatic quality of the lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868472057-CARMYU9SL8JDXXJ6434X/Alexandra+Park+2015.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Alexandra Park and Hornsey Vale, Night 2015 acrylic on board 24 x 40 x cm (9.5 x 15.5 inches) £500 framed Under artificial lighting early spring trees appear like a monochromatic autumn. The twinkling lights in the distance are in nearby Crouch End, a leafy North London residential area. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515543600234-YOBJUV3KK3E59OJ9LBB0/Central+St+2017.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Central Street, EC1V 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD This street runs south from City Road, a long and diagonal thoroughfare that links Angel Islington and Old Street. This part of town features tall modern high rises and urban clearings interspersed with early Victorian streets. This painted scene features a parking area with lock up garages lit up by an orange tinted lamp and a cold white LED light. The two vehicles seem to face off against each other, as if to mark boundaries. The painting was selected by acclaimed artist Anne Magill who was one of the judges at the ING Discerning Eye 2017 exhibition in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515543954521-7UN72OX8NQQ7GSLMAS2I/Old+Kent+Rd+Estate+2016.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Housing Estate near Old Kent Road 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) SOLD A yellow moon, accompanied by a bright dot of the planet Jupiter, was seen rising behind this residential estate called Folkestone House in south London one night in February. The view was painted from the second floor of a friend's house facing opposite. It was a challenge to paint because of the cold air, dim overall lighting and multiple angles which were punctuated by the bright lights of the windows, walkways and reflections off parked vehicles below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869371808-L7E1H72U4J6HV28QPUMK/Redcross+Way+SE1+2016.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Redcross Way, SE1 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This winter painting represents a sort of statement of intent for the kind of landscapes I like to paint: Strong light, crisp shadows, unassuming rows of shops, reflections on parked vehicles and the soft glow from residential windows. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624565181967-D5XY8RNAK4ILTICD5UGE/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces Archive - Springfield Avenue N10 2021 acrylic on board 15 x 20 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed Muswell Hill in north London has several steeply inclined Victorian era streets such as this intersection with Springfield Avenue. The sodium amber street lighting has since been replaced by white LED lighting, like so many areas in London, and indeed the UK, but I enjoy the bright yellow-orange colour when juxtaposed with a dusky blue sky. As with many of my paintings, I kept detail to a minimum and I was in two minds about adding in the street signage in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544083977-8K9YAF808BEYTNNVQEW1/Abandoned+Road+II+2017.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Abandoned Slip Road near Mill Hill II 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This disused slip road, closed in 1978, connects the Watford Way (A1) and M1 motorway in north west London. It is kept in relatively good condition in case of reopening in an emergency. This particular viewpoint, with its rusting lamp post, bare trees and flying walkway, is morbidly reminiscent of post apocalyptic British urban landscapes described in novels such as John Christopher's 'The White Mountains' and John Wyndham's 'The Day of the Triffids'. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544055223-K77ES9H2JIX64OELVO3G/Kew+Green+Night+2015.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Kew Green, Night Time 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) SOLD This night time scene, however, takes on a completely different feel. Darkness flattens and obscures perspective whilst the sodium street lamps bathe everything in a harsh artificial glow, removing natural colour. This for me, of course, is what made this scene exciting to paint. I added fluorescent paint to my palette to try to capture the cold orange lighting and kept detail to a minimum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1574729765726-VJP5L4WND2MZB5VEPP6L/IMG_2038.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - West Hampstead Station 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Many London Underground stations are actually overground, including this one in north west London. I’ve always liked tube trains when riding outdoors, there’s less noise and I like how Underground livery and signage looks when illuminated by dusky skies and artificial lighting. This painting was selected for the ING Discerning Eye 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1568224171583-AT36ZOTA0ACZDZ4BP7DQ/E_Palao_A406_Dusk_2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - A406 Dusk 2019 acrylic on ply board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £200 framed Road scenes like this one in North London could be considered undistinguished and commonplace but, when painting such scenes, I like to emphasise the ambience and presence of a real location that is rooted with real lives, of real people driving real vehicles on their way home or some place of significance. The home time atmosphere is aided, in no small part, by a dusky blue sky which serves as a backdrop to headlamps and roadside lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1575573127261-5F8JFJWOLNWC85LYGICI/E+Palao+Wheelie+Bins+Springfield+Park.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Wheelie Bins (Springfield Park) 2010 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed Early spring sunlight reflects off a typical local park scene in London. Despite it lacking an idealised natural sensibility usually associated with parks and gardens, the painting is simply trying to capture the sense and experience of a real place frequented by real lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1594061087957-EEVXCZFHNKH9SDJNEWAY/Hamilton+Close+N17+2020.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Hamilton Close N17 2020 acrylic on card 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) I painted this residential landscape in response to the lockdown conditions in 2020. A deserted street and lights in windows give an impression of people at home. This painting will be made available to purchase at the forthcoming From ArtCan With Love 2020 exhibition. (Open for one night only August 18th.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1525899190571-KL8U5AN3FPI0DD78PDYH/Construction+time+in+Barking+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Construction time in Barking 2018 acrylic on board 49.5 x 70 cm (19.5 x 27.5 inches) £1,250 framed A building site in Barking in east London gave me inspiration to paint it, with its colour scheme of blue sky, sandy ground and bright fluorescent work barriers. I found the scene quite uplifting, giving me a sense of a future landscape being shaped for new communities and lives. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1552335573730-RIRJ318G8WGVRKDV7SVG/Turnpike+Lane+-+evening+traffic++2019.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Turnpike Lane - evening traffic 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £245 framed Vehicles wait in line at a busy junction in North London. This view inspired me to paint it because of the reflected lighting on the building walls and the contrasts of electric lighting and night time. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1542474119345-RCY9FISL2DS42UWV873M/Bristol+Avon+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Bristol Avon 2018 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm Rivers have often featured n my work over the years, notably scenes of the Thames in London but, every so often, I find interesting waterways away from the capital such as this urban city river scene near Temple Meads in Bristol, UK. I kept the detail of buildings and scenery to a minimum to emphasise the colours and shading of the sky that looms over an influences an equally grey and sombre townscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1514838915473-VN4W2SFBN8QC3ACSQZO9/IMG_7624.jpg Urban Spaces Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1525890074899-C1A9YNR19RXMP1O51BA4/Construction+time+in+Barking+2018.jpg Urban Spaces Archive - Construction time in Barking 2018 acrylic on board 49.5 x 70 cm (19.5 cm x 27.5 inches) £1,400 framed A building site in Barking in east London gave me inspiration to paint it, with its colour scheme of blue sky, sandy ground and bright fluorescent work barriers. I found the scene quite uplifting, giving me a sense sense of a future landscape being shaped for new communities and lives. The painting features in my blog post ‘In the mix with fluorescent colours’. https://www.edmundpalao.com/gallery daily 0.75 2018-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515291652738-D22PBA7RT3BFXHLW7OI0/Brixton+Dusk.jpg Gallery - Brixton Station 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD In this studio piece I wanted to capture the blue of dusk whilst emphasising the bright electric lights in the scene, especially the large lit up Underground sign. https://www.edmundpalao.com/london-views-archive daily 0.75 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1722253346055-VMXWAWS7GSAOMV5TPIHS/image-asset.jpeg London Views Archive - O2 Arena & River Thames 2019 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,450 framed The UFO-like structure of the O2 Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome, sits snuggly on the edge of the Greenwich peninsula in South East London. A grey overcast sky hangs over a silvery river and building works below, with the silhouette of the City jutting up against a golden streak of sunshine. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1722253346055-VMXWAWS7GSAOMV5TPIHS/image-asset.jpeg London Views Archive - O2 Arena & River Thames 2019 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,450 framed The UFO-like structure of the O2 Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome, sits snuggly on the edge of the Greenwich peninsula in South East London. A grey overcast sky hangs over a silvery river and building works below, with the silhouette of the City jutting up against a golden streak of sunshine. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517761624781-FGCD6ZERDYYXDZIXVUZY/Shard+%26+Union+St+2015.jpg London Views Archive - The Shard and Union Street, SE1 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD This painting was made plein air in Southwark over a period of 4-5 nights. I was attracted to the juxtaposition of the Shard with the residential block of flats on the left. Like several of my night time scenes I added fluorescent orange paint to help evoke the austere orange light of the street lamps. There were several passers by whilst I painted but I decided not to add them in because I wanted to evoke a late night atmosphere in the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868318874-39UZ50P3Z5W2P2OI0LYL/Canary+Wharf+Poplar+2014.jpg London Views Archive - Canary Wharf & Poplar High Street 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This plein air painting was made over several nights in the spring of 2012 when sand from a Saharan storm had blown across England, creating a slight haze in the sky. The lights of a Docklands Light Railway train can be seen in the mid ground on the right. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869606474-YQ45HAYLMEW56U07MKVW/image-asset.jpeg London Views Archive - Hillfield Park N10 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) SOLD Muswell Hill in north London affords one with fine views of the capital’s skyline. This painting depicts the city horizon framed against the houses of a steep residential street. Sodium amber street lighting creates a monochromatic relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515459800960-Y1BWAOES5I2L1EKYDQLB/St+Pancras+Station+2012.jpg London Views Archive - St Pancras Railway Station 2012 acrylic on card 17.5 x 28 cm (7 x 11 inches) SOLD The interior of London's St Pancras Railway Station is a mixture of the old and new: A layered combination of metal, stone and glass with sparkling halogen lights. I painted this view from the ground floor looking along the shopping concourse. I concentrated on making the scene as impressionistic as possible but this proved a challenge due to the amount of structural elements present in the scene. I think that this was the first time I had painted an escalator! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1556668027696-6TZTIKL3TIPCHG2FKRDN/Hampstead+Station+2013.jpg London Views Archive - Hampstead Station 2013 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20.5 x 28.5 inches) SOLD This studio based piece depicts a typical Underground station view point complete with departing train and fluorescent lighting on the ceiling of the station. A poster on the left shows an advertisement for a Vermeer exhibition featuring the painting "The Guitar Player". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515459943275-51FKZSJ1GY2GJKAU4UT2/Boston+Manor+Station+2013.jpg London Views Archive - Boston Manor Station, Evening Commuters 2013 acrylic on board 70 x 50 cm (28.5 x 20.5 inches) SOLD This evening view was inspired by childhood memories of summer holiday days visiting places on the outer edges of the Underground train system where the tube trains are actually 'overground' rather than 'underground'! Like many of my paintings this one features artificial lighting in the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515893710756-T8OCS5D21KB1FUQSHPYO/Shard+%26+Union+St+2015.jpg London Views Archive - The Shard and Union Street, SE1 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed This painting was made in situ near Southwark tube station over a period of 4-5 nights. I was attracted to the juxtaposition of the Shard with the residential block of flats on the left. Like several of my night time scenes I added a fluorescent orange paint (mixed down slightly to remove some of its the garishness) to help recreate the austere orange light of the street lamps. There were several passers by whilst I painted but I decided not to add them in because I wanted to evoke a late night atmosphere in the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515892128726-HVNFKAG5NMC4E3SGTIHU/Seven+Sisters+Station+2012.jpg London Views Archive - Seven Sisters Station, Night 2012 acrylic on card 17.5 x 28 cm (7 x 11 inches) SOLD The illuminated London Underground sign always reminds me of my childhood. There are several tube stations in Haringey but few have lit up signage like Seven Sisters station. This view also reminded me of holidays abroad - especially Barcelona - with its illuminated trees and white lights. I painted sitting next to a restaurant that played exotic music which also added to the vacational feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515460005279-ECK20GBWZ5KGMRYGH85H/Brixton+Dusk+2014.jpg London Views Archive - Brixton Station, Dusk and Rain 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD In this studio piece I wanted to capture the blue of dusk whilst emphasising the bright electric lights in the scene, especially the large lit up Underground sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515460061861-ZUJNC79X4V50JXEDLBUF/Earl%27s+Court+Station+2016.jpg London Views Archive - Earl's Court Station at Dusk (after Rain) 2015 acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD Earl's Court Station has a typical early 20th Century entrance building that many stations on the London Underground system have. In this dusky view, the station facade and the street scene are lit by modern lights. The cars reminded me of Scalextric racing toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515892000227-XFTSTK8F8PXIWSLLFK9Y/Shard+Union+St+SE1+2015.jpg London Views Archive - The Shard & Union Street, SE1 2015 acrylic on board, 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed This painting was made in situ near Southwark tube station over a period of 4-5 nights. I was attracted to the juxtaposition of the Shard with the residential block of flats on the left. Like several of my night time scenes I added a fluorescent orange paint (mixed down slightly to remove some of its the garishness) to help recreate the austere orange light of the street lamps. There were several passers by whilst I painted but I decided not to add them in because I wanted to evoke a late night atmosphere in the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554666952795-HDWSP77NK2I126LFHIQP/Tower+Bridge+Night+2015.jpg London Views Archive - Towards Tower Bridge - Night 2015 acrylic on board 27.5 x 40 cm (11 x 15.5 inches) SOLD I was attracted to this scene because of it’s multitude of bright lights and different viewpoints. A disco party boat appears invitingly alongside the bank side. Under these lighting conditions landmarks such as HMS Belfast and County Hall become a blurred mix of lights and silhouettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1514679990226-FUVVZDALSF7YMSEB99C1/LN780.jpeg London Views Archive - Hillfield Avenue, N10 Night 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed This view overlooks a London skyline with the lights of Canary Wharf in the distance. The residential street is based in Muswell Hill, a very nice suburb in the North London Heights. I was especially drawn to the amber sodium lighting which renders immediate surrounding into monochromatic values of colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1514680651739-959DNX0XN87XO5WW2W5M/LN780.jpeg London Views Archive - Hillfield Avenue, N10 Night 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed This view overlooks a London skyline with the lights of Canary Wharf in the distance. The residential street is based in Muswell Hill, a very nice suburb in the North London Heights. I was especially drawn to the amber sodium lighting which renders immediate surrounding into monochromatic values of colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515202705033-TG3QEZD9AQ586C2ZTSKG/LN780.jpeg London Views Archive - Hillfield Avenue, N10 Night 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed This view overlooks a London skyline with the lights of Canary Wharf in the distance. The residential street is based in Muswell Hill, a very nice suburb in the North London Heights. I was especially drawn to the amber sodium lighting which renders immediate surrounding into monochromatic values of colour. https://www.edmundpalao.com/edmund-palao daily 0.75 2018-02-03 https://www.edmundpalao.com/london-views daily 0.75 2018-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1722253346055-VMXWAWS7GSAOMV5TPIHS/image-asset.jpeg London Views - O2 Arena & River Thames 2019 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,450 framed The UFO-like structure of the O2 Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome, sits snuggly on the edge of the Greenwich peninsula in South East London. A grey overcast sky hangs over a silvery river and building works below, with the silhouette of the City jutting up against a golden streak of sunshine. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517761624781-FGCD6ZERDYYXDZIXVUZY/Shard+%26+Union+St+2015.jpg London Views - The Shard and Union Street, SE1 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD This painting was made plein air in Southwark over a period of 4-5 nights. I was attracted to the juxtaposition of the Shard with the residential block of flats on the left. Like several of my night time scenes I added fluorescent orange paint to help evoke the austere orange light of the street lamps. There were several passers by whilst I painted but I decided not to add them in because I wanted to evoke a late night atmosphere in the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868318874-39UZ50P3Z5W2P2OI0LYL/Canary+Wharf+Poplar+2014.jpg London Views - Canary Wharf & Poplar High Street 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This plein air painting was made over several nights in the spring of 2012 when sand from a Saharan storm had blown across England, creating a slight haze in the sky. The lights of a Docklands Light Railway train can be seen in the mid ground on the right. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869606474-YQ45HAYLMEW56U07MKVW/image-asset.jpeg London Views - Hillfield Park N10 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) SOLD Muswell Hill in north London affords one with fine views of the capital’s skyline. This painting depicts the city horizon framed against the houses of a steep residential street. Sodium amber street lighting creates a monochromatic relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515459800960-Y1BWAOES5I2L1EKYDQLB/St+Pancras+Station+2012.jpg London Views - St Pancras Railway Station 2012 acrylic on card 17.5 x 28 cm (7 x 11 inches) SOLD The interior of London's St Pancras Railway Station is a mixture of the old and new: A layered combination of metal, stone and glass with sparkling halogen lights. I painted this view from the ground floor looking along the shopping concourse. I concentrated on making the scene as impressionistic as possible but this proved a challenge due to the amount of structural elements present in the scene. I think that this was the first time I had painted an escalator! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1556668027696-6TZTIKL3TIPCHG2FKRDN/Hampstead+Station+2013.jpg London Views - Hampstead Station 2013 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20.5 x 28.5 inches) SOLD This studio based piece depicts a typical Underground station view point complete with departing train and fluorescent lighting on the ceiling of the station. A poster on the left shows an advertisement for a Vermeer exhibition featuring the painting "The Guitar Player". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515459943275-51FKZSJ1GY2GJKAU4UT2/Boston+Manor+Station+2013.jpg London Views - Boston Manor Station, Evening Commuters 2013 acrylic on board 70 x 50 cm (28.5 x 20.5 inches) SOLD This evening view was inspired by childhood memories of summer holiday days visiting places on the outer edges of the Underground train system where the tube trains are actually 'overground' rather than 'underground'! Like many of my paintings this one features artificial lighting in the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515892128726-HVNFKAG5NMC4E3SGTIHU/Seven+Sisters+Station+2012.jpg London Views - Seven Sisters Station, Night 2012 acrylic on card 17.5 x 28 cm (7 x 11 inches) SOLD The illuminated London Underground sign always reminds me of my childhood. There are several tube stations in Haringey but few have lit up signage like Seven Sisters station. This view also reminded me of holidays abroad - especially Barcelona - with its illuminated trees and white lights. I painted sitting next to a restaurant that played exotic music which also added to the vacational feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515460005279-ECK20GBWZ5KGMRYGH85H/Brixton+Dusk+2014.jpg London Views - Brixton Station, Dusk and Rain 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD In this studio piece I wanted to capture the blue of dusk whilst emphasising the bright electric lights in the scene, especially the large lit up Underground sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515460061861-ZUJNC79X4V50JXEDLBUF/Earl%27s+Court+Station+2016.jpg London Views - Earl's Court Station at Dusk (after Rain) 2015 acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD Earl's Court Station has a typical early 20th Century entrance building that many stations on the London Underground system have. In this dusky view, the station facade and the street scene are lit by modern lights. The cars reminded me of Scalextric racing toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554666952795-HDWSP77NK2I126LFHIQP/Tower+Bridge+Night+2015.jpg London Views - Towards Tower Bridge - Night 2015 acrylic on board 27.5 x 40 cm (11 x 15.5 inches) SOLD I was attracted to this scene because of it’s multitude of bright lights and different viewpoints. A disco party boat appears invitingly alongside the bank side. Under these lighting conditions landmarks such as HMS Belfast and County Hall become a blurred mix of lights and silhouettes. https://www.edmundpalao.com/press daily 0.75 2018-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516045803082-8INZDF62SEKHP9AL8DLD/Haringey+Independent Press - October 2012 Haringey Independent newspaper article by journalist George Nott featuring my solo exhibition Haringey Impressions at Bruce Castle Museum, London, where two of my paintings are in their permanent collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517793705061-M57TK5RTLH42VXFLZ9O2/Blogcritics+2.2.18 Press - 02 February 2018 Here is journalist Pat Cuadros' follow up interview of me for Blogcritics.org. Topics include why I rebranded my art business, my studio art practice and the changing colour of my art! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516313041483-LASDQ1C4LCDWOQSWBAJY/Blogcritics+31.1.17 Press - 15 January 2017 First iterview with Pat Cuadros journalist for American arts and culture site Blogcritics.org   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516314192453-WNBTLAQBY37U6LL9PE6X/Catching+Fireworks Press - 14 July 2017 Five question interview about my art practice with Deborah Henry-Pollard founder of creative coaching service Catching Fireworks https://www.edmundpalao.com/subscribe daily 0.75 2018-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516406637971-7RNP052V6FUKLJL1I358/Edmund+Camden+Image+Gallery Subscribe Displaying my artwork with ArtCan collective at Camden Image Gallery, London, November 2017 https://www.edmundpalao.com/exhibitions daily 0.75 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516055128079-6JA493D4N3LLR9KSYP1E/Discerning+Eye+2017.jpg Exhibitions Standing alongside my painting Central Street EC1V at the ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, November 2017 https://www.edmundpalao.com/guestbook daily 0.75 2018-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516493020007-Z3EDH31MEKDR2J3JRVOJ/Edmund%2BCamden%2BImage%2BGallery.jpeg Subscribe https://www.edmundpalao.com/clients daily 0.75 2016-11-01 https://www.edmundpalao.com/urban-spaces daily 0.75 2018-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1719932482468-OXM9B4CSUBUAT3OLT1CV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins, Gelding Place SE1 2024 acrylic on board 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches) £375 framed behind glass These wheelie bins, synonymous with the refuse firm Biffa, sit in front of a pastel blue wall under a railway arch near London Bridge station. The scene depicts an overcast day, not helped by being situated under the railway arch, but the red and blue elements help to overcome the muted tonal contrasts. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624407133019-U4QCUCFITR0180GCAHZQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Towards Shepherd's Bush 2021 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) £750 framed This railway cutting is typical of many such urban locations in London where Tube trains shuffle through scruffy no man’s lands surrounded by various types of city infrastructure and life such as residential blocks and builders yards. I left parts of the painting almost unfinished so as to give it a scruffy quality befitting the scene’s austere atmosphere. The picture features in my blog post Tube Paint. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1669509083978-1E27GHYI9XAOHB1CD2RF/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed These wheelie bins were found nestled under a brick railway arch near London Bridge Station. I concentrated on exaggerating the various colours of the composition in the scene, such as the warm electric lighting illuminating strewn pieces of junk and battleship grey of the bins themselves, set against the blue of the brick wall behind. This painting has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London 14-23 November 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1703948500149-9M82Q2LOGW9I10KDIIHM/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins in Soho Square 2023 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (3 x 4 inches) £245 framed London has several tree lined squares, such as this one in Soho, though hidden as backdrop for these night time wheelie bins. Reflective fluorescent bin bags jut out from black metal bins awaiting disposal. I used a very limited palette of paint for this picture, given that the scene lacks colour and tone. This painting was selected by artist Adebanji Alade who was one of the judges for the ING Discerning Eye 2024 exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1669508964949-KMCS0IXQPJ6BI0LJSTS7/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Parked Cars 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed Much of my artistic approach centres on a sense of place. However, some subjects I like to paint also lend themselves to themselves regardless of where they’re placed, such as wheelie bins and parked vehicles. This painting could be placed anywhere given the anonymity and vagueness of location. The parked vehicles could be situated outside a used car sales centre or a Nissan main dealer, or a fairground car park; the actual location I used is a tourist parking spot along the south coast of England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1659386193187-QNYKKKZG08C7A34LOPNM/Regent%27s+Canal+Dutch+Barge+2022.jpg Urban Spaces - Regent's Canal Dutch Barge 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed The Regent’s Canal cuts through a diverse range of urban landscapes, such as the grand houses surrounding leafy Little Venice near Paddington in the west, to modern high rise builds situated in Islington and Hackney in the east. This small painting depicts such high rise buildings in Islington, accompanied by a seemingly colour-blended Dutch barge that is moored in front of sheer high walled storage buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1657234692415-80ABGKMKFPPNAXWIJLD1/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Regent's Canal, Night 2022 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed The Regent’s Canal arcs around central London from the Limehouse Basin near the Isle of Dogs in the east to Little Venice and Paddington in the west. Built in 1812 it would have seen many changes over the years to the cityscapes that completely surround it. My nocturne painting was situated near the western end of Islington Tunnel and features the silhouettes of modern office spaces and residential block . My enjoyment of night time scenes was satisfied with the dimly lit narrowboats moored on the left and the various towpath lighting on the right, reflected in the still water below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1657142234159-VHPOTRQB3TSU8JQM8J9W/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - A406 Looking East 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Plein air painting has it’s challenges in dimly lit light. I usually carry a portable LED swan neck lamp and the light level can be adjusted so as not to spoil my night vision. This painting, however, benefited from me standing right under a bright street lamp on a bridge over looking the A406 (North Circular Road) during evening rush hour on a cool November. As with my usual approach I tried to limit detail to a minimum where necessary, focusing instead on capturing the bright red rear lights of cars in a slow moving tailback below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1621809407719-JF00Z68ZFDXK5HPELJ44/image.jpg Urban Spaces - Harpenden 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Harpenden is a traditional English town in Hertfordshire. This view, however, depicts a modern residential block sitting atop shops. A wet street after rain picks up the reflections of LED lighting from the shopfronts in the foreground, with a parked vehicle for company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624489484367-KQBZ3C4Z2PPDVHF4K71W/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bin 2021 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD A brightly lit metal wheelie bin leans on the camber of a road at night time. I was curiously and vaguely inspired by photographs of Apollo lunar missions depicting squat, box like ALSEP instrument packages placed onto the surface, with dazzling sunlight juxtaposed against the blackened sky of space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1622505982849-01N7WKKTBVJAIXQ5T1L8/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Peregrine House 2021 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (11.5 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed A sunlit facade with street lamps switching on suggest the golden hour of early evening in this street view of a housing estate in Islington, a small but rather closely built up borough of London. The overall feel of the painting, however, is reminiscent of a sub tropical holiday abroad, heightened probably by the overhanging tree foliage and white soft top convertible car in the foreground (which also remind me of the 80s tv show Miami Vice !) With the many windows on the face of the residential block demanding attention I kept the rendering of such detailing to a painterly minimum, consistent with the rest of the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613839583649-WM3MAYDP8FNRZ59R0KIM/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - West Hampstead Station 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD As a Londoner born and bred it is natural for me to be drawn to Tube stations as a source for artistic inspiration. This painting has the added attraction of artificial night time lighting which is prominent in my work. The painting was selected by acclaimed music artist Beverley Knight who was one of the judges for the ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527892091184-KK6SOALDPGX7A9ZF472X/Wood+Green+2018.jpg Urban Spaces - Wood Green 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This London street scene could belong to any typical urban area of the capital, with its bright shopfronts of cab firms, kebab firms and hairdressers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868994595-86FZRDJY37Q23F3IMKG5/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Nightingale Lane N8 at Night 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed This north London residential street scene is close to where I currently live. Painting everyday scenes (or every night in this case) would naturally include domestic neighbourhood locations. I was attracted to this domestic flavoured simplicity: warmly lit windows, parked vehicles illuminated by a nearby street lamp and a deep indigo night sky broken with yoghurt coloured clouds. This painting was selected by art critic Tabish Khan who was one of the judges at the ING Discerning Eye 2020 exhibition in London.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1594581642361-C81K722O928OF9Q2EGZV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - A406 Sunset 2020 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed The hardest decision when painting is often what not to put into the picture. Overworking a painting is very easily done. This busy evening traffic scene contains a lot of individual elements, many of which I ultimately decided to leave out, placing the emphasis primarily on the rush of oncoming vehicles and the ambient glow that they created on the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1567872785058-6Z28H6S3LQPE9AJX3X9W/A406+Summer+II+2019+E_Palao.jpg Urban Spaces - A406 at Colney Hatch 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This view is a fairly familiar view for me as I have often visited here when painting the North Circular Road over the years. I always enjoy contemplating the line of vehicles stretching off into the distance, to places and homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1567873011259-HTTEGEI7DL4AHCJW5TK6/Longford+E_Palao.jpg Urban Spaces - Longford 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) SOLD This village scene in Northwest London sits right under a flight path that leads directly into Heathrow Airport located close by, with large low flying aircraft sitting on the tops of trees and roofs. Sadly, Longford’s future is bleak, with a planned new runway expected to obliterate the village. Many of the landscapes scenes that I have painted over the years have subsequently changed dramatically, but painting this ‘last hurrah’ of Longford is somewhat poignant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559598781102-S36N5ITVGC01SGSG2HEI/E_Palao_Denmark_Rd_N8_2019.jpg Urban Spaces - Denmark Road N8 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This painting continues my enjoyment of painting dusky urban street views, with the evening blue sky complementing the orangey hues of the houses and road below it. I deliberately avoided adding in too much detail, preferring instead to emphasise the physicality layers of the painted surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868770685-UUFKB448YAURUYIUN4SC/Wheelie+Bins+2014.jpg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD I almost consider this composition a still life, what with the bins appearing as inanimate objects. I found this scene when looking for somewhere to paint at Borough Market in London one sunny afternoon. It is situated behind restaurants. I was attracted to this scene because of the bright sunshine reflecting off the plastic colours of the bins and the diagonal lines of the shadows. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624833808655-92ZUK971T8HG3SB7AEJ5/Wheelie+Bins+N8+2018.jpg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins 2018 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27.5 inches) £1,000 framed This set of wheelie bins is located at the back of a wood shop in Crouch End, north London, where I often purchase painting surfaces for my for art. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559489129023-4DF9QQ1B9VV53SING28X/E_Palao_Wheelie_Bins_2109.jpg Urban Spaces - Wheelie Bins 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Wheelie bins could be overlooked as practical every day street objects but they often seem to possess an objective and physical quality that I find appealing. Perhaps it’s their cuboid shapes and plastic colouring - reminiscent of modern installations or sculptures - that give them an aesthetic of their own. The bins in this scene are predominantly metallic in form, which make a change from the ubiquitous plastic versions that one sees in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1559489176257-ZQQH4ZJBYXG6FFCS519W/E_Palao_Newland_Rd_2019.jpg Urban Spaces - Newland Road N8 - Day II 2019 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This painting belongs to a ongoing set of street views depicting a residential street view in north London. Each scene is painted at different times of day with localised weather. Late afternoon sunshine can be seen reflecting off the orange-beige brick walls of the housing estates. Parked vehicles are a handy device for populating an empty street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1568223274135-AH7LC8UKRQ4H59VCQ6YL/Newland+Road+N8+Night+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - Newland Road N8 - Night 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD I am intrigued at how places are transformed in appearance when illuminated at contrasting times of day. It is not just the differences in colour and perspective that I find interesting but also the evidence of movement of people. The changed positions of vehicles, lights in the window etc, give sense of life and inhabitance. This painting was selected by art critic Louis Wise for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2019, Mall Galleries London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554505893531-ROLGRCSRDYXAZDRS89GV/ReFood+2018.jpg Urban Spaces - ReFood, Barking 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD These bright and gleaming cylinders are part of a food waste processing plant based in Barking, East London. Despite the picture’s diminutive size, I wanted the structures in the scene to appear bold, imposing and, with the bright sunshine, uplifting and optimistic. Like much of my work I kept detailing to a minimum. This painting features in my blog post “Putting more art on the map”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532362896594-GBO6FD3BO2TKM59JDHWL/A406+North+Finchley+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - A406 North Finchley 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Pleasant summer afternoon sunshine made this an appealing scene to paint. Rush or traffic had thinned out leaving the tarmac reflecting the sun, interspersed with lengthening shadows. Like much of my work, this one was kept as simple as possible to avoid overpainting and spoiling the impression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532361915595-98ISH1QLTP0MT9A1EZXM/A406+Brent+Cross+I+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - A406 Brent Cross I 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Dual carriageways - and roads in general - seem to reflect the stream of life in both a symbolic and real sense. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532362505220-C3O4J2DBGE8L2FA4QU32/A406+Colney+Hatch+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - A406 Colney Hatch 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed Outward bound traffic is shepherded eastwards at this location in north London. I find the grey familiarity of this rush hour scene strangely comforting, perhaps it is the notion that people are making their way back to the comfort of home. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1637712866907-OOYXMJAH1W6KKWRSP5ZB/A406+Brent+Cross+II+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - A406 Brent Cross II 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) £245 framed This roadside view appears flatten out the varying gradient of the dual multi-carriageways. The A406, also known as the North Circular Road, is a major arterial road in London which passes a large shopping centre in Brent Cross. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613871146626-30AEI35E86KDS1VQ83MI/Orion+Road+N10+dusk+2019.jpg Urban Spaces - Orion Road N10 at dusk 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed This slip road connects to the A406 (North Circular Road) in London. In addition to the colours of dusk, I was intrigued how the road was sandwiched between a functional pedestrian walkway and cutting in the foreground with the homely residential buildings in the backdrop. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1554507076850-5WLHI0YS8E918WM2NYT6/Acton+Town+siding+2019.jpg Urban Spaces - Acton Town siding 2019 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £600 framed A seemingly disused set of London Underground carriages sit idly on grass encroached tracks in the sunshine at this West London station. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613841386288-U4HXALWFJ496B5ZVJ1AZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - Pool Player 2019 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) £275 framed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544176100-BXMRKKWHJG122LDDJQJW/The+New+Season+2017.jpg Urban Spaces - The New Season 2017 acrylic on board 15.5 x 20.5 cm (6 x 8 inches) SOLD Like a man made sun, a triangular floodlight shines over an evening football match in north east London. Lower league venues, such as this one at Dagenham, make for a more intimate setting where fans are situated much closer to the pitch, unlike the cavernous modern stadia of bigger clubs. This late summer evening game features a development squad match between West Ham and Everton, the first competitive game of the domestic season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1542624678647-SLS1F2A4D1RYHJAAUJ7D/Bristol+Avon+2018.jpg Urban Spaces - Bristol Avon I 2018 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,000 framed Rivers often feature in my work, notably the Thames in London, but I often find interesting waterways away from the capital such as this urban city river scene near Temple Meads in Bristol, UK. I kept the detail of buildings and scenery to a minimum to emphasise the colours and contrasting lighting effects of the sky that looms ominously over a sombre looking townscape. This painting is currently being displayed with ArtCan at Duff & Phelps at the Shard until July. To arrange a visit please click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1624811375078-UFQRTUW7X5VUDWV9IRPV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Spaces - River Lea N17 2019 acrylic on board 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 inches) £1,000 framed The River Lea (also spelt ‘Lee’) is a major London tributary of the River Thames. It passes by residential areas, light industrial estates, reservoirs and the green of Hackney Marshes, before emptying out close to the Isle of Dogs in east London. This view takes in a residential scene with a modern housing estate (Bream Close) which came as an inspiration to me because of the red brick and triangular roof slopes of the buildings made this scene slightly reminiscent of traditional rustic river landscape paintings, now with a contemporary take. Read more about the River Lea in my blog post London’s second river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869198858-2WMDPWBAEQWVXXBW7EOB/Union+Road+2015.jpg Urban Spaces - Union Road, Northolt UB5 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed Union Road, situated in Slough in the north west extremity of London, is a winding residential estate that has several cul-de-sacs. As typical of many night time streets, this scene is bathed in peach coloured sodium lighting which reduces the sense of a natural ambience. Can you spot the two cats, one black one white?... They belong to a friend of mine who lives in one of the houses. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1532363168028-M1MXEGJAXRPIN0OO4URU/Finsbury+Park+2018+FINAL.jpg Urban Spaces - Finsbury Park 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD Close to the Underground and railway station is a light industrial park of shops and services. This view depicts a backyard view early one morning. I am intrigued by the machinery of backland scenes such as parked vehicles, security lighting and air conditioning vents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527346669087-GZ6LLB9RFTG6172KV736/Barking%2C+The+Gores+2018.jpeg Urban Spaces - Barking, The Gores 2018 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27.5 inches) £900 framed The Gores is a small stream that empties out at the River Thames in Barking, east London. In this painting, the stream flows through a small and shallow valley, accompanied by a backdrop of light industrial structures, including an intriguing group of large white cylinders, bathed in a strong afternoon sunshine, which I placed as a focal point of the painting. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515337825915-E3Z306JXVTCK7YZ6KH0H/Tailback+A406+2014.jpg Urban Spaces - Tailback on North Circular Road (A406) 2014 acrylic on card 19 x 27 cm (7.5 x 10.5 inches) SOLD A grey scene such as this should be familiar to many UK road users! Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1527892597752-8ODQ1G2INN3VE72B5YLE/Gunnersbury+%3AKew+2018.jpg Urban Spaces - Gunnersbury / Kew 2018 acrylic on board 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) SOLD This postcard sized landscape painting features a row of shops situated just north of Kew Bridge in south west London. The high rise block of flats in the background gives the scene a feeling reminiscent of a continental holiday resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1523404667911-HCCYR8CEEUGQUJVUIL2A/A406+Dusk+2015.jpg Urban Spaces - Homeward Bound Traffic on North Circular Road 2014 acrylic on board 18 x 30 cm (7 x 12 inches) SOLD British skies are well known for being rather grey and overcast, and the sky in this scene is no exception! Motorways and major A-roads often feature dark clumps of trees sitting on bland grassy sloped cuttings. This scene, painted on site at Pinkham Way in North London, is no exception. The overhead sodium highway lamps display a neon pink colour which ushers in lighting up time and a fast approaching dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515338052196-ZM146LYU3OEGK187NUJC/Willesden+Junction+2015.jpg Urban Spaces - Car Park at Willesden Junction Station 2015 acrylic on card 19 x 32 cm (7.5 x 12.5 inches) SOLD This studio piece depicts a view as seen from a London Overground carriage at one of the capital's suburban train junctions. I was reticent at first to add in the two railway maintenance men seen on the left in the scene but I decided to do it to give the picture a bit of animation. Enquire about this painting here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544311921-1JXE9ACJJPB1IMGU1693/Cranbrook+Rd+2017.jpg Urban Spaces - Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill IG2 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) £695 framed A bus approaches a stop to pick up passengers on its night time route from central London. The curved street lamps give an elegant element to what is a somewhat ordinary high street scene that could probably be found anywhere in the UK. Like many of my paintings, I chose to keep detail to a minimum, preferring to capture the ambience of the quiet night time Street scene. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544618679-44POSL23UJ51CF4TF892/Hivings+Hill+2017.jpg Urban Spaces - Hivings Hill, Chesham HP5 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) NFS Amber sodium street lamps have been phased out in the UK over the years, replaced by ever increasingly efficient LEDs, but this night time street view near Chesham in Buckinghamshire still has a few of them. I am curious about how natural colours disappear under the monochromatic quality of the lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613868472057-CARMYU9SL8JDXXJ6434X/Alexandra+Park+2015.jpg Urban Spaces - Alexandra Park and Hornsey Vale, Night 2015 acrylic on board 24 x 40 x cm (9.5 x 15.5 inches) £500 framed Under artificial lighting early spring trees appear like a monochromatic autumn. The twinkling lights in the distance are in nearby Crouch End, a leafy North London residential area. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515543600234-YOBJUV3KK3E59OJ9LBB0/Central+St+2017.jpg Urban Spaces - Central Street, EC1V 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) SOLD This street runs south from City Road, a long and diagonal thoroughfare that links Angel Islington and Old Street. This part of town features tall modern high rises and urban clearings interspersed with early Victorian streets. This painted scene features a parking area with lock up garages lit up by an orange tinted lamp and a cold white LED light. The two vehicles seem to face off against each other, as if to mark boundaries. The painting was selected by acclaimed artist Anne Magill who was one of the judges at the ING Discerning Eye 2017 exhibition in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515543954521-7UN72OX8NQQ7GSLMAS2I/Old+Kent+Rd+Estate+2016.jpg Urban Spaces - Housing Estate near Old Kent Road 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) SOLD A yellow moon, accompanied by a bright dot of the planet Jupiter, was seen rising behind this residential estate called Folkestone House in south London one night in February. The view was painted from the second floor of a friend's house facing opposite. It was a challenge to paint because of the cold air, dim overall lighting and multiple angles which were punctuated by the bright lights of the windows, walkways and reflections off parked vehicles below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1613869371808-L7E1H72U4J6HV28QPUMK/Redcross+Way+SE1+2016.jpg Urban Spaces - Redcross Way, SE1 2016 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This winter painting represents a sort of statement of intent for the kind of landscapes I like to paint: Strong light, crisp shadows, unassuming rows of shops, reflections on parked vehicles and the soft glow from residential windows. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544083977-8K9YAF808BEYTNNVQEW1/Abandoned+Road+II+2017.jpg Urban Spaces - Abandoned Slip Road near Mill Hill II 2017 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches) £695 framed This disused slip road, closed in 1978, connects the Watford Way (A1) and M1 motorway in north west London. It is kept in relatively good condition in case of reopening in an emergency. This particular viewpoint, with its rusting lamp post, bare trees and flying walkway, is morbidly reminiscent of post apocalyptic British urban landscapes described in novels such as John Christopher's 'The White Mountains' and John Wyndham's 'The Day of the Triffids'. Enquire about this paintinghere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1515544055223-K77ES9H2JIX64OELVO3G/Kew+Green+Night+2015.jpg Urban Spaces - Kew Green, Night Time 2015 acrylic on board 30 x 50 cm (12 x 19.5 inches) SOLD This night time scene, however, takes on a completely different feel. Darkness flattens and obscures perspective whilst the sodium street lamps bathe everything in a harsh artificial glow, removing natural colour. This for me, of course, is what made this scene exciting to paint. I added fluorescent paint to my palette to try to capture the cold orange lighting and kept detail to a minimum. https://www.edmundpalao.com/sales daily 0.75 2018-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516496375215-538MV60PHU4OLFRKKPXW/Brixton+frame+1.jpg Sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516496419858-ADBWVK0DA32DVIR6MD2L/Brixton+Tube+1.jpg Sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1516496428251-CQCLQ5G50X6T5KBA7T78/IMG_4001.jpg Sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517342075463-ZQEYPPN08R01G334473I/Canvas+Art1.jpg Sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517342088628-FOKDU0BJR5BS54X5UI5T/Canvas+Art2.jpg Sales https://www.edmundpalao.com/bio2 daily 0.75 2018-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517351518560-NOIQR7QPC9DLQKHE2EE8/Boston+Manor+Station Bio2 Boston Manor Station, Evening Commuters 2013 acrylic on board 50 x 70 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517349339834-V163XPXBTPBYA4HJXBIH/Lloyds+Builgind+Thames+2016.jpg Bio2 Lloyds Building and River Thames at Night 2016 acrylic on linen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517351822102-9NLCJE9HI00QXTIVQHDW/Edmund+Palao Bio2 Painting into the sun by the River Thames https://www.edmundpalao.com/experiments daily 0.75 2018-01-14 https://www.edmundpalao.com/bio3 daily 0.75 2018-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517448870795-WBKQUIZSGE1RDBXTKB9Z/Wheelie+Bins+2014.jpg Bio3 Wheelie Bins 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1517450108084-LZOM0E67NYSIPN34BSEG/Edmund+Palao+2012c.jpg Bio3 Painting into the sun by the River Thames https://www.edmundpalao.com/bio daily 1.0 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1567270638369-AOVN09BXSYJ6R3CKYP5U/Edmund+Palao+2019.jpg Bio At Roy’s Art Fair, OXO Tower Wharf 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4437eef43b5575f2539e69/1621988293756-5L9UDN9LJC82KN9BCXNC/Towards+Shepherd%27s+Bush+2021.jpg Bio Wheelie Bins 2014 acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm