Ben

When the tide goes out far enough, the Thames's foreshores turn into beaches briefly. You can get down to them along the South Bank. That's where I found Ben Baker painting.

He was happy for me to take a couple of shots as he sheltered from the drizzle. He even told me how he would drop smaller drawings of people into his riverside landscapes - a sort of sketcher's Photoshop.

Made me feel a bit less guilty about doctoring out the raindrop in this shot. Can you spot it?

Twenty hours later I filled the room

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