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The Brownswood, Green Lanes, N4

Here is The Brownswood, Green Lanes, London N4 2EX.

A watercolor illustration of a street corner featuring a historic building with large arched windows, traffic lights, and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
The Brownswood, 271 Green Lanes, London N4 2EX. 9″ x 9″ sketched May 2026 [Commission]
Sign for The Brownswood pub and boutique guest rooms, featuring a black background with white text.

That’s Brownswood Road you see disappearing off on the left. Green Lanes is in the foreground. I sketched the pub standing on the corner opposite. This is a friendly area, and several people stopped to chat and look at the picture. One man told me he was a poet. He said that many years ago he had performed poetry readings on the first floor. He pointed out the window. It’s clear that this pub holds happy memories for people.

Now it is a pub with rooms.

Here are photos of work in progress on the picture.

A person's hand holding a sketch of a building in front of the actual building, with a cloudy sky in the background. The sketch includes annotations and is set at 1:50 PM.
Preliminary sketch
A sketch of a building, titled 'The Bronswood Landscape', featuring notes and measurements, with trees and a street visible in the background.
Preliminary sketch
A red bag and a white bag are resting against a brick wall, with greenery in the background. A coffee cup and an open notebook are placed on the wall.
Sketching location
A sketchbook resting on a brick wall with a pencil and greenery in the background. The sketchbook displays a pencil drawing, and there is a coffee cup partially visible beside it.
Convenient wall
A person holding a sketch of a building, with the actual building in the background on a sunny day. The sketch is partially completed and depicts architectural details.
Pen finished
A watercolor painting of a building with multiple windows and a yellow exterior, surrounded by a street scene. To the right, there's a color palette with various paint swatches, and a board displaying a logo.
Completing the colour at my desk

Here are some details from the picture.

A close-up view of an ornate building entrance featuring decorative windows and street lamps.
A watercolor painting depicting a street corner with a building, trees, and a stop sign. The scene includes black bollards lining the sidewalk and a blurred background of greenery.

This was a commission, to celebrate an anniversary. Thank you to my client, who kindly allowed me to post the picture on here.