These railway arches abound in the Southwark area and carry the lines from Cannon Street. The glimpse through to the narrow winding street beyond was the attraction here as was the contrasting warmth of the lamps glowing against the old bricks with the cooler tones beyond. This small sketch was painted in less than an hour using a very limited palette of Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow and French Ultramarine plus white. The canvas was previously toned with quite a dark gray so the midtone was already set. Only one figure has any detail as he was the only one in clear light as he entered the short tunnel.

8"x6" Oil on canvas board.