Spitalfields Sunshine 16x12" Cityscape Painting golden_retriever Pixel is a blue tonkinese

Pixel is a blue tonkinese and his colours changed quite a bit as he grew up

I can smell the salty air and feel the heat of the sun

I loved painting this one

His turquoise eyes have that wonderfully feline look

Brilliant gold leaf catches the light and twinkling stars flash a lovely blue

Spitalfields Sunshine 16x12" Cityscape Painting golden_retriever Pixel is a blue tonkinese16x12 painting on paper Walking through the city streets on a brilliant Autumn day, the sun streamed past The Gherkin and almost blinded me as I walked towards Spitalfields and the lovely market there. I took a quick shot with my phone, wanting to paint this amazing golden light in a painting. It wasn't until I got home and looked at my photo that I saw I'd captured a Mother and Daughter walking along hand in hand with their shopping, clearly having