The empty Cafe (2020) Original Mixed-media Painting by Joanne Hill

I was initially drawn to the negative spaces in this picture and the shapes they made. The walls were scrawled over in tiny writing/graffitti and there was a bath with an opening cut out of the side- so you could use it as a seat- just coming into view on the left.
All the furniture and other decor had been upcycled and the electrics! Well, lets just say they wouldn't have passed any health and safety checks! Character and interest everywhere. I've tried to reflect the wall treatment in the textures I've purposely created on the page... what a place!

Materials used:

felt tip, ink, acrylic, pastel

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 35 x 57 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 31 x 55cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Architecture and cityscapes