Boats on Thames
Last post I started a conversation about the transport system. Now painting third image of the river, I realized how little it is used to get around these days. The only few times I was on it it was on the way to Greenwich on a clipper boat. It seems like an amazing way to travel in style, and indeed some people do commute to work on it although it can get pretty pricey (£5 one way ticket).
Also, there are so many house boats that are moored around the river and on it’s canals, so I wonder: are they hard to move around or are they not allowed to freely navigate the Thames. Imagine a perfect situation: as you are finishing up your breakfast in the house boat – the Tower of London gets in view and by the time you are done with your scone – it’s time to dock by the Embankment!
oil on panel, 6×6 in, 2010, sold
Tags: cityscape, London, oil, original, painting, painting-a-day, river, Thames, urban
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March 17th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Great painting, Olha! Thanks for your visit and comment on my blog and have a lovely day.
March 21st, 2010 at 2:45 pm
I believe that the allocations to moor a houseboat are not easy to obtain. So most boats don’t move around much. Plus they have addresses.
I used to live near Regents Park Canal where there are lots of the long ones. Would be fun to paint.