A brand new edition of O.Henry 100 Selected Stories published by Wordsworth features 'Central Park West' by Peter Graham on the front cover - here is a look at the progress of the watercolour on location in New York
Here I am on the 30th floor of a New York apartment block painting the scene where Central Park West meets Columbus Circle at the southern edge of Central Park- I am using large scale 'Arches' handmade paper, a myriad of brushes and Winsor & Newton watercolours to capture the moment in time.
There is nothing I like more than to reach into the past - I am a great fan of American writers of the early 20th century like Thurber and O.Henry. The O. Henry fables give such an insight into the way America functioned: the fads and fashions of a bygone era. The iconic architecture of New York played an important part of this - Peter Graham
Peter Graham painting on location at Central Park West, Manhattan
O. Henry 100 Selected Stories 'Central Park West' by Peter Graham features on the front cover of this brand new edition published by Wordsworth Classics