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Image:
10.00" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 13.50"
The Game Is Afoot Framed Print
by Tom Shropshire
Product Details
The Game Is Afoot framed print by Tom Shropshire. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
The foggy streets of Victorian London are crowded with horse drawn carriages and pedestrians as a world famous detective observes from the shadows.... more
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Artist's Description
The foggy streets of Victorian London are crowded with horse drawn carriages and pedestrians as a world famous detective observes from the shadows. Over the shouts of newsboys, clip clop of horses, and the rattle of carriage wheels through the puddles, you can hear Sherlock Holmes call out, “Watson, The game is afoot!”
I have been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures since I was a young man. I still have the complete collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective in my library and on my Kindle as well. This painting is my tribute to the much loved character. I intentionally used a very limited palette of grays and yellow ochre to suggest the look of old photographs and to enhance the foggy, dismal conditions of the city in those days.
About Tom Shropshire
All originals are available for sale on my website; TomShropshire.com American artist Tom Shropshire is a contemporary impressionist and calls his style of painting Traditional with a Twist, because his work often includes unexpected elements of pulp art, dreams, or fantasy. "As an Urban fantasy artist, I am known for contemporary night city scenes, dramatic landscapes, seascapes, and narrative works inspired by pop culture, film, and pulp fiction. I try to express mystery, beauty, and wonder in all my work.The city at night has always intrigued me as well, and I find myself returning to the subject again and again. Atmospheric city night scenes have become my signature style but I continue to paint Fantasy and representational...
$83.00
John Hughes
Tom, congratulations on your sale.
Karen Cahoon Bauer
Very well done! Congrats!
Suzanne Powers
Love the atmosphere.