We seemed to have developed an art theme this week, so to continue that here is a shot that I took in York on Tuesday.
This was painted quite recently by Sheffield artist Jo Peel. I recognised her style in this as soon as I saw it from a painting of hers that we saw last September just outside Kelham Island museum in Sheffield.
This painting seems to be part of a local campaign to preserve an area of land around a water tower at the opposite end of the street. The land may well be sold to developers unless the campaigners can raise enough money to buy it themselves to preserve it as the nature reserve it has become because of neglect.
It is well placed beside the main road from Harrogate into York and is clearly visible to those entering the city. It will be interesting to see how the campaigners get on. Meanwhile we have this interesting addition to York's attractions.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Several examples of street art have appeared in York city centre over recent years, though the artworks created have been very much controlled by the local authority to prevent too much impact on the historical city. An official trail to tour the city centre artworks is available online. Several examples of the street art have featured previously in our project.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Several examples of street art have appeared in York city centre over recent years, though the artworks created have been very much controlled by the local authority to prevent too much impact on the historical city. An official trail to tour the city centre artworks is available online. Several examples of the street art have featured previously in our project.
Ian
Thank you all for your comments. We saw it again as we passed the end of the road on a bus - it really stands out well.
Ian