Copper Mined - original painting on board crowdscapes by british visual artist neil mcbride As the centre for music

As the centre for music and musical discovery in the north of England The Sage in Gateshead offers both performance and participation opportunities in the arts

Whitby paintings like this original of the bandstand and smokehouses is one of a series produced in this tight figurative style

So here it is

No artwork can fully convey the experience but I hope it goes some way towards it

Palette: Achromatic Black and white

Copper Mined - original painting on board crowdscapes by british visual artist neil mcbride As the centre for musicThis diminutive painting is packed full of activity and texture to mine your imagination. Look closely and you will see little touches of copper colour which have been used to add an extra dimension to this textured rendition of a crowd of people packed into this closed space. The copper colour is metallic paint so it will catch the light from your table lamp as you sip your evening tipple and let your mind wander and dream of lost treasure and