Taking a break this week. In the meantime, please consider getting yourselves some of the following Christmas cards of London. ‘Sledgers in the Snow’, Primrose Hill (2010) by Ed Gray www.edgrayart.com/shop/christm...

This week's theme was South London. Hope you enjoyed it! Take a look over the timeline for full details of these and the rest of the featured artists.

'Wandsworth by Moonlight' by John Atkinson Grimshaw (Private collection)

'Brolly and the Chocolate Factory', Southwark by Benjamin Hope benjaminhope.net

'London Market', Brixton (1973) by James Fitton (Private collection)

'Penge' by Paul Bartlett macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/tuto...

'The Market Porter pub in Borough Market' (2019) by Liam O'Farrell liamofarrell.com

'Rye Lane' by Mark Pearson markpearsonartist.com

'Rising Sun', Blackheath (1942) by Francis Dodd (Private collection; sold by richardtaylorfineart.com)

'Peckham Fish Shop, 1973' by Hector McDonnell (Private collection)

'Pomp and Circumstance', Brixton (2021-2022) by Adrian Coleman colemanadrian.com

'London Town, No. 72', Eltham Road, Blackheath (c.1950s) by Robert Ellis (Private collection)

'Launderette, Sydenham' (2019) by Michelle Heron michelleheron.co.uk

'Walworth Road Bookies' by Ed Gray edgrayart.com

'Camberwell, London' (cut paper collage, 2022) by Jo Burgess green-magpie.co.uk

'Colours', Brixton (2025) by Marie Lenclos marielenclos.com 👤: @marielenclos.bsky.social

Good evening! This week's theme is South London. ------ 'Camberwell Flats by Night' (1983) by David Hepher (Guildhall Art Gallery)

🎵 If you're interested, all the songs this week came from a mammoth playlist I put together earlier this year of songs about and inspired by London 🎵 Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure. open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...

This week's theme was London Soundtracks - paintings paired with a relevant song 🎵 Hope you enjoyed it! Take a look over the timeline for full details of these and the rest of the featured artists and musicians.

'Night Lights of Piccadilly' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek ------ 🎵 'Kinky Reggae' by Bob Marley and the Wailers youtu.be/s0Ds9hec-CY?...

'Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries', Dagenham (2020) by Doreen Fletcher ----- 🎵 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea' by Billy Bragg youtu.be/p32ZoWES9_s?...

'View of the British Museum' (1906) by Vilhelm Hammershøi (Fuglsang Art Museum) ----- 🎵 'A Foggy Day in London Town' by Ella Fitzgerald youtu.be/ztmaOUy6DIc?...

'A late delivery on Shaftesbury Avenue' by Tushar Sabale ------ 🎵 'London is the Place for Me' by Lord Kitchener youtu.be/dGt21q1AjuI?...

'Tottenham Job Centre' (c.1985) by Ted Ellerbeck (Bruce Castle Museum) ------ 🎵 'Career Opportunities' by The Clash youtu.be/ihPenaGJ6P4?...

Tube Rain 1', Mornington Crescent Station (2015) by John Duffin johnduffin.co.uk ------ 🎵 'Mornington Crescent' by Belle and Sebastian youtu.be/1dVoliKbeng?...

'Now Mr Devlin, No Rubbish', Portobello Road (2022) by Howard Milton howardmilton.com ------ 🎵 'Portobello Road' by Cat Stevens youtu.be/sZUbi8serW8?...

'Cab in Dean St' by Jonathan Stewardson jonathanstewardson.com ------ 🎵 'A Rainy Night in Soho' by The Pogues youtu.be/PSyL-TrD_2g?...

'Berkeley Square' (c.1935) by Stanisława de Karłowska (Tate) ----- 🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn youtu.be/xTeiYN_Vq6E?...

'Waterloo Sunset' by Martin Grover martingrover.com ------ 🎵 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks youtu.be/N_MqfF0WBsU?...

The Dome, Brompton Oratory' (1936) by Charles Ginner (Private collection) ------ 🎵 'Brompton Oratory' by Nick Cave youtu.be/oovJ0EK_LNk?...

Something different for this week's theme: London Soundtracks 🎵. Paintings paired with a song. ----- 'Golden Day’, Bar Italia, Frith Street (2011) by Ed Gray edgrayart.com ----- 🎵 'Bar Italia' by Pulp youtu.be/773fnQDq60I?...

This week's theme was London at War. Take a look over the timeline for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.

'Victoria Station, 1918: The Green Cross Corps (Women's Reserve Ambulance), Guiding Soldiers on Leave' (1919) by Clare Atwood (Imperial War Museums)

'Southampton Row, London, April 1941' by Ernest Boye Uden (Imperial War Museums)

'Aeroplane Crash, North London, May 1940' by Rudolf Haybrook (Imperial War Museums)

'Wartime Traffic on the River Thames: River Minesweepers' (1942) by John Edgar Platt (Imperial War Museums)

Just realised the account has reached 10k followers! Thank you to everyone who supports the account and the artists featured! You help to bring some much needed colour to the world ♥️

'Daylight Raid from My Studio Window, 7 July 1917' South Kensington by John Lavery (Ulster Museum)

'The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940' by Charles Pears (Guildhall Art Gallery)

'Wapping' (1941) by John Minton (Imperial War Museums)

'Self-portrait as an Auxiliary Fireman' (c.1941) by Frank Potter (Private collection)

'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert (Dresden State Art Collections)

'Familiar Silhouettes', Piccadilly Circus Underground Station (1942) by Henry Marvell Carr (Imperial War Museums)

'A Sleeping Family in a London Underground Station' by Rachel Reckitt (Royal Air Force Museum)

'War Scene at Queensway Tube Station, 1941' by Joseph Batò (Private collection)

'The Long Night: London Blitz' (1942) by Arthur R Harrison (Imperial War Museums)

'Incendiaries' (1940-1945) by Paul Lucien Dessau (Museum of London)

'Outside Charing Cross Station, July 1916: Casualties from the Battle of the Somme Arriving in London' (1918) by John Hodgson Lobley (Imperial War Museums)

'Blitz Scene, East End, 7th September 1940' by Reginald Mills (LFB Museum)

'Cheapside, 1940' (1941) by WH Parsonage ------ See this at 'Holding the Line: The Art of the War Years' at 54 The Gallery, Shepherd Market, Mayfair until 15 November. simfineart.com