London Eye

[murugesan]

All eyes are now on London (2012 Olympics)! One gets to see so much of London these days on the telly! This painting of the 'London Eye' is just an exercise in nostalgia! London Eye in itself is a much hyped up tourist spot of London and in my opinion is a highly over-rated! Most of the time the London weather does not permit a clear view! Not worth the trouble you go through! Many even call it the 'London Eye(sore)', spoiling the beautiful London skyline! But why I wanted to paint it is because it is just there, a humangus circle object visible from anywhere in London! Also I was inspired by a beautiful photo of that I happened to come across in the Facebook! (Thanks to a friend).




Arches 140lb Cold Pressed paper 34x40 cm W&N paints.

Thanks for viewing! Have a nice day!

[Yorky]

Impressive work Muru, but surely you have omitted the capsules at the bottom?

Doug

[Scene Chaser]

Nice draftsmanship, Muro.
Bill

[Bertoni]

Muru:
Real nice work! Looks like ou've captured a lot of the detail there!

[Antiqueteacher]

Muru, wow, what a beautiful painting of the London Eye!! I agree with Doug that there are capsules all around, but the bottom is hard to see in some of the photos. I loved being above London and seeing everything so small down below. We did have a clear day and that helped! It was early evening and we watched the lights beginning to turn on all over the city. . .wow!!

Katherine

[hoylander]

A lovely drawing of the London Eye, Muru, and I love the colours of the sky as a back drop!

[atlee]

I would never have even thought about painting this subject but you have done a fine job. I like how you have obscured the buildings in the background.
atlee

[artist144]

Well done -- a great job with intricate details.

[murugesan]

Thanks everyone for your comments!
Yes Doug, 3 capsules in the bottom were unclear in the reference photo I used! We can say they were under maintenance!

[olliewood0702]

You've captured it remarkably well...from what I've seen on the telly. A unique apparatus in a busy city.

[hydgirl]

Awesome, Muru!

[Aerobuby]

Buen trabajo. Me gustaría estar allí.-

Carlos

[FLNH]

Very nice job..on a difficult boring subject. You pulled it off!

[murugesan]

Thanks all, for the comments!
Now I have restored the 3 missing capsules at the bottom, thanks to Gould for pointing out!
Arches 140 lb Cold pressed paper is so forgiving, I can make the corrections!

[Meimei]

Great! Enjoyed your painting after seeing so much of the Eye during the Olympic telecasts.