"London Rain"
by Michael Flohr
36 x 48
Edition Size: 195 SN, 25 AP
Hand-embellished giclee on canvas

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Travel and adventure are the spice of life and a source of great artistic inspiration for contemporary painter Michael Flohr. His quest for subject matter does not originate from seeking new landscapes, but from seeing landscapes with new eyes.

"London Rain" takes place in England’s renowned Regent Street, London’s West End, known today for its bustling shopping district and uniquely curving urban layout. Regent Street was built in 1825 as one of the first planned developments in London by architect John Nash, designed to create an overall impression of uniformity and fluidity that extends along the winding and bustling thoroughfare.

It will be the central gathering place to this summer's Olympic Games.

Its famous Café Royal, built in 1865, was known to host the presence of noteworthy figures such as TS Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and JM Whistler and placed Regent Street on the map of London’s social scene. This street, today, is home to some of the most innovative and influential urban locations in the world.

Flohr’s expressionist style perfectly emulates the emotion he observes upon walking along Regent Street, gazing through entrancing window panes, getting lost in the famous London fog.

Bright lights of the red double-decker buses reflect off of a delicate drizzle that collects in luminescent puddles, brought forth in Flohr’s deliberate brushstrokes of striking color. As he looks back upon "London Rain," he recalls how the rain heightened the sense of romance and comfort amidst the tall curvature of the buildings.

Michael Flohr’s body of work is testament to the powerful splendor of fulfilling dreams of travel and our desire to take ourselves out of the ordinary to see the extraordinary. Time and again, his art transports us to beautiful moments in intriguing places.