Crown Jewels II (detail) 2000 by Stephen B Whatley
Detail from the oil painting, Crown Jewels II - one of 2 paintings of The Crown Jewels in a commission of 30 works painted by expressionist artist Stephen B Whatley, for Her Majesty's Tower of London in 2000.
All 30 paintings are permanently reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, the main entrance to the Tower, from Tower Hill Station.
The artist was given permission to spend an hour a day for a week inside The Jewel House at The Tower - prior to its opening to the public - to make numerous studies of the Crown Jewels, drawings of both details and the sensations of the dazzling gems. He was able to recount the story to HM Queen Elizabeth II at a reception at the Tower of London in 2004.
The detail shown here is of The Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ( 1900-2002); mother of the present Queen.
To see the complete painting, click the link:
www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbwhatley/2059650688/
Stephen B Whatley is an expressionist painter, published in TIME magazine, noted for his spontaneous work on location. His major commissions include architectural paintings for public institutions including The Royal Collection of HM Queen Elizabeth II, London Underground and the BBC; and 30 paintings commissioned by the Tower of London permanently showcased throughout Tower Hill Underpass at Tower Hill. The artist’s paintings are in private collections worldwide and public collections including the London Transport Museum & Westminster Cathedral.
Oil on canvas,
40 x 30in/102 x 76cm
Collection of HM Tower of London.
Crown Jewels II (detail) 2000 by Stephen B Whatley
Detail from the oil painting, Crown Jewels II - one of 2 paintings of The Crown Jewels in a commission of 30 works painted by expressionist artist Stephen B Whatley, for Her Majesty's Tower of London in 2000.
All 30 paintings are permanently reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, the main entrance to the Tower, from Tower Hill Station.
The artist was given permission to spend an hour a day for a week inside The Jewel House at The Tower - prior to its opening to the public - to make numerous studies of the Crown Jewels, drawings of both details and the sensations of the dazzling gems. He was able to recount the story to HM Queen Elizabeth II at a reception at the Tower of London in 2004.
The detail shown here is of The Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ( 1900-2002); mother of the present Queen.
To see the complete painting, click the link:
www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbwhatley/2059650688/
Stephen B Whatley is an expressionist painter, published in TIME magazine, noted for his spontaneous work on location. His major commissions include architectural paintings for public institutions including The Royal Collection of HM Queen Elizabeth II, London Underground and the BBC; and 30 paintings commissioned by the Tower of London permanently showcased throughout Tower Hill Underpass at Tower Hill. The artist’s paintings are in private collections worldwide and public collections including the London Transport Museum & Westminster Cathedral.
Oil on canvas,
40 x 30in/102 x 76cm
Collection of HM Tower of London.