Richmond Bridge in the Evening Sun

(Watercolour, 60cm x 41cm, 24" x 16")

Jim Woodman is a full-time painter whose work is noted for its use of strong, vibrant colours that imbue stark landscapes with warmth and intensity. His inspiration is the landscape, which he paints in oils, watercolours and acrylics. Much of his work celebrates the stark, moody beauty of the island of Skye. In contrast, he also paints the Thames and its environs in London, as well as Tuscany, France and Spain. He is a Member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers and won the Aya Broughton Prize at the Society’s exhibition in November 2006.

About the Bridge
Richmond Bridge is a Grade I listed 18th century stone arch bridge in South West London. The bridge was built between 1744 and 1777 to the designs of James Paine and Kenton Couse as a replacement for a ferry crossing which connected Richmond Town centre on the east bank with its neighbouring district of East Twickenham (St Margaret’s) to the west. Its construction was privately funded to a tontine scheme, for which tolls were charged until 1859.

The eighth Thames bridge to be built in what is now Greater London, Richmond Bridge is currently the oldest surviving bridge over the Thames in Greater London and the oldest Thames bridge between the sea and Abingdon Bridge in Oxfordshire. Over the years Richmond Bridge has been the subject of paintings by many leading artists, including Thomas Rowlandson, John Constable and local resident J M W Turner.

Website: Jim Woodman

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