Happy Chimes

So many icons of London in one perfect square, Big Ben, double-decker buses, Union Jack flags....the Capital in all it's glory. Tom says: "Most of us know the reality - grey skies, soggy tourists and irate cabbies! Rain or shine, this piece is the reminder - the celebration -  of how good it is to visit London. The charms and chimes of Westminster on a sunny day"

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"Being challenged daily and discovering new and exciting ways of pushing boundaries keeps me motivated. My mixed media landscapes have something to say, which I like to express with collage and typography."

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Butler creates this narrative with an expert use of characterisation; the people that occupy his scenes, a stylised representation of society that has often been compared to L.S. Lowry, are complemented and modernised with Butler’s collages.His inclusion of newspaper text, slogans, statements or a single word, adds a depth and intrigue that keeps the audience hooked.This murmur from the artist, a quiet commentary accompanying the scene itself can be likened to the hum of the city, the gentle chatter of a metropolis. With this, Butler brings an essence of the City onto our walls and into our homes.