The Battersea Power Station is one of my favourite London buildings. With its four cream chimneys towering over the south bank of the Thames it has become a much loved icon of the city. Giles Gilbert Scott and Theo Halliday were the project architects and construction started in 1930 to be completed twenty five years later.

Since I am on a bit of a roll London-wise, I thought I would attempt to capture it on canvas. This view is from the back of the Station, and taken a little down the ramp of an underground car park. A taxi is waiting with a passenger inside and a woman at the door. Another person is caught in the headlights. The implied story struck me as dramatic, heightened by the Art Deco design and the evening illumination. The finished acrylic has something of a 1930s poster feel to it. M thinks it would make an excellent fridge magnet. I’m very happy about that.

Heaven, I’m in heaven

and my hearts beats so that I can hardly speak

And I seem to find the happiness I seek

when we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek

You know the song. Written by Irving Berlin for the musical Top Hat starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. We had front row seats for that in the West End some years back. We were in heaven, indeed.

After Astaire other versions include Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, and the sensational Alex Harvey.