by Kerry Royle

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Anchor Brewhouse (The Calm Before The Storm)

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The 'Anchor Brewhouse (The Calm Before The Storm)' is a painting of a 17th Century converted brewery, located on the River Thames across from Tower Bridge. Kerry chose this building, in particular, for its significance to London through its history and reconstruction into luxury flats as well as her fascination with the design of the structure. The painting is portrayed from a view-point off Tower Bridge overlooking the building in all its grandeur, depicting a quiet, desolate moment before a dark thunderstorm rolled in, covering the city with cold rain and playful winds. There was an unforgettable silence on the bridge as the last glimpse of the sun faded away on the late sunday afternoon in April and the painting aims to capture this moment as well as the history of the place. In addition the work expresses personal emotions through the use of symbolism and calligraphy in black ink along the beach and the skyline. The narrative is thus not only about the building but also her personal life and the moment when they came together.

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