Simon Dalby Art
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I once found myself with a few hours to spare on a business trip to Madrid and stumbled upon a Richard Estes exhibition in the Museo Thyssen Bornemiza.  www.google.co.jp/search?q=richard+estes&espv=2&biw=1533&bih=916&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_sIOhoMDQAhWBvZQKHSnCCT4Q_AUIBigB&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=richard+estes+photorealism  
​His large pristine cityscapes had me instantly captivated. Looking at his canvases was like entering an enhanced reality, somehow more profound than the real thing. I then found myself on top of Roppongi Hills Skydeck in Tokyo one sunset. There and then, at the age of 45 and having not picked up a paintbrush since the age of 12, I decided to paint. These cityscapes are the result. 
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Hachiko crossing. SOLD.
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Top of the Rock. FOR SALE. 115 x 117 cms.
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Yokoso Tokyo...or revenge of the Giant spider crab. FOR SALE.
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Skytree sunset. FOR SALE. 135 x 85 cms.
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Tokyo dusk. SOLD.
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Azabudai noon: old TAC. SOLD.
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Panorama. DESTROYED.
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Azabudai sunset: new TAC. SOLD.
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Roppongi dusk. private commission.
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Jonathan and Juliet - Roppongi Hills Skydeck, 2008. Family.
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Rainbow Bridge. Family.
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Ginza Christmas lights. SOLD.
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Times Square. SOLD.
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Tokyo sunset. SOLD.
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Azabudai. Private commission.
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Skydeck sunset. Private commission.
  • Welcome
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  • Japan
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  • Portraits
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