Potteries Monument Chatterley Whitfield by David Brammeld for Three Counties Open 2022

Painting by artist David Brammeld titled Potteries Monument Chatterley Whitfield by David Brammeld for Three Counties Open 2022.

Artwork Size: Framed 104x82cm / 84x60cm artwork unframed

Acrylic, ink on paper.

This is a large acrylic painting on paper in portrait orientation. The subject is the pithead winding gear on Chatterley Whitfield which is a strong graphic image using acrylic paints and pen and ink to capture this imposing, rusting structure. nature is trying to reclaim the land with abundant trees and undergrowth for which I have used vivid greens to contrast with the rusting steel structure.

For many years I have been documenting the character of the buildings and the constantly changing post industrial landscape. I am fascinated by the many abandoned, derelict industrial structures, factories, shops and terraced houses that link the past heritage of Stoke-on-Trent to the present.

The painting is framed, and is a new work. It is part of a continuing series on Chatterley Whitfield. Each time I paint it I am searching for new ways to represent it.