#354: A Place to Plug in

Oil on canvas.  A huge room full of long desks with people sat down watching screens and wearing headphones that are visibly plugged in.  The vast majority of people are sat, watching their screens and talking.  Many are sat down staring, hunched and still, are looking away, or have their headphones off.  A few, though, are walking around looking at empty seats.  These people have their headphones around their necks and are holding the plug in their hands looking pensive or confused.  

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After Hobbs, Thomas (2026) Connie Converse was a folk-music genius. Then she vanished. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260413-the-mystery-of-a-missing-folk-music-pioneer. (Accessed: 20th April 2026).

#353: Thirty-six views of The Shard

A series of woodblock prints, each showing a view of The Shard from a different point in London.

The complete series comprises of:

#	Title	Description
1	Children playing in Claybury Woods	View from the playground in Claybury Woods with children playing on the equipment while their parents watch.
2	Nearly Home	View through the front windscreen of a car on the M11 just after Junction 5 going South.
3	The greatest view from a urinal	View from the urinal of the male toilets in the Shangri-La restaurant inside The Shard looking straight down - out of the window! - showing the side of the building and trains coming in and out of London Bridge Station.
4	Medieval and Modern	View from the traffic lights opposite the Tower of London showing crowds of people going to and coming from the tower.
5	From above	View through an aeroplane window looking down on The Shard.
6	Blackfriars Station Platform	View from the second nearest platform at Blackfriars Station showing empty tracks, people on the final platform and the view down the River Thames beyond.
7	Three figures flying balloons on Hampstead Heath	A view from Hampstead Heath showing three figures (one adult and two children) each having just released a balloon with a letter attached to its string.
8	The View from The Eye	View from inside a capsule on the London Eye that is at the topmost position.
9	The Olde Viewing Spotte	View from the platform at the top of The Monument, including the metal net in the foreground.
10	For Andi and Marquita Oliver	View from the top of Trellick Tower in Kensal Town.
11	Cyclists in Redbridge	View from Redbridge Cycling Centre showing cyclists on the track and the London skyline beyond.
12	Going down the hill	View through the front windscreen of a car going down Shooter’s Hill towards Greenwich.
13	London, Old and New	View from outside the Mail Rail building on Phoenix Place with a view of new buildings along the street and older buildings at the end, with The Shard beyond.
14	After Hokusai	View of The Shard against a blue and cloudy sky with a mist obscuring the buildings in front.
15	The New Viewing Spot	View from the Sky Gardens balcony with people lined up along the barrier.
16	Fireworks Night	View from Alexandra Palace during a fireworks display.
17	Market, Pub and Porter, or Market Day	View from the end of Park Street showing Borough Market and the Market Porter Pub on a Market Day.
18	Two arches and hope	View from just beyond Wembley Stadium. The stadium is lit brightly from behind but ahead is a dark sky above with a rainbow across the sky.
19	A Day at the Cricket	View of and from a cricket match at The Oval.
20	Heading up to the City	View through the front windscreen of a car heading north on the A20.
21	From Home	A Shard fridge magnet on a fridge alongside magnets from other attractions and those representing various countries and cities.
22	From the Gurdwara	View from the road outside Barking Gurdwara showing the old and new Gurdwara buildings as well as the road heading toward London and the skyline beyond.
23	After Hokusai	An imaginary view looking out of an upper window at the front of the British Museum looking across the courtyard and with the top of a column in the foreground.
24	A Couple Enjoying More London	View from More London Place showing Couple (a 2003 artwork by Stephan Balkenhol) and London Bridge Station in the foreground.
25	From the Land of the Stags	View from Richmond Park with a stag surrounded by does.
26	Between Essex and Kent	View from the road at the top of the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Bridge at the Dartford Crossing.
27	Looming Behind	View across the river from Columbia Wharf with The Shard directly behind the wharf buildings.
28	A Clearer View	The view from Southwark Street showing nearly the whole side of The Shard.
29	Winter Lights	View from Westferry Circus in the Docklands, at night, during the Winter Lights Festival.
30	Outside Waterloo Station	View from outside Waterloo Station including the station’s entrance, buses and railway arches with The Shard appearing behind them.
31	With Tower Bridge	View from the Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden.
32	The Viewers and the View	View from The Lookout viewing platform showing both the view across to The Shard through its glass window and the reflection of those looking out.
33	London, Old and New II	View from just outside Dock X at Canada Water.
34	From above	View from directly above The Shard showing it and the area around.
35	From below	View from the bottom of The Shard looking straight up its side.
36	Green Bridge	View from The Green Bridge inside Mile End Park looking west up Mile End Road.

After Hokusai and Hiroshige.

What views would you choose?

#352: David Hockney

Be in bright sunlit places - by pools, in the countryside - whether you are in darkness or in light.  Admire the people, admire the scenes.  Learn to look.  

Dare to be yourself, even if who you are is looked down upon or even if it is illegal. 

Find the place you can be you.  Find the place you can relax and be you.

#351: Love with all your being

Oil on canvas.  A person shining with love and surrounded by everything they love.

#350: Marjane Satrapi

Support and raise the voices of those who are not heard.

Love with all your being.

Walk with Marjane in Persepolis and eat Chicken with Plums to see how.

#349: I'm afraid of their words

It could be a flag, it could be a person, it could be any other symbol, sign or signifier that fits the title.

#348: I'm afraid I can't and I'm afraid I can

One person.  Two scared faces.