Rank Life

Oil painting depicting a late Saturday night at the taxi rank. Bright red tail lights and lit up streets. Closing time with movement along Lower Church Street, Lancaster.

Rank Life

Lower Church Street

Lancaster

Oil on canvas

17.7 × 15.2 × 5 cm

£400

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Close up detail showing a man wearing a puffer jacket getting into a taxi. A woman stands with hands on hips watching people on Lower Church Street, Lancaster.
Close up detail of a rear red brake light from a taxi. The glowing lights highlights parts of the blue car.

Rank Life captures the layered intensity of modern city life on a cold winters night. Movement, glowing brake lights, crowded streets and fleeting anonymous figures frozen in textured detail. Rich reds, deep shadows and reflective surfaces create an urban atmosphere inspired by everyday nightlife.

I love Taxi ranks after chucking out hour. With her hands on her back there’e an impatience in the stance of the woman in the pink jacket. Waiting for someone, or people watching those coming down Church Street?

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