Fitzwilliam College - Lasdun's Lantern

42 x 30cm Mixed Media Painting on Paper. Media is spray paint, acrylic, charcoal, posca pens, oil sticks, oil pastels and watercolour pencils. 

I try and paint places that hold sentimental value and importance. I grew up in Cambridge and my Dad, Brother and friends went there. This amazing building - Fitzwilliam College was designed by the great architect Denys Lasdun (who also designed the National Theatre). His concept of a lantern roof and social space to gather were new to Cambridge. I love what this architecture symbolises - the notion that together the greatest ideas are sparked. The bold use of orange reflects the dynamism and energy of brilliant thoughts being sparked.