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The Shop at Sly Corner and The Woman in the Window

Inspired by a few film noir movies including

This is a large piece, a street scene, encompassing a road, sidewalk, shop and side and back alleyway. The road is a worn cobblestone in washed out grey tones and the same colour scheme for the sidewalk was used, only the pavement stones are very large. The sidewalk wraps around the left of the shop and to the right of the shop is an archway leading into the alley. The walls of the shop and alley are worn washed out grey brick and the alley itself has a different random cobblestone on the ground. The Antique Shop has washed out dark green trim, window and door and the same colour is used on the laser cut hanging street sign “Lamplighter Alley”. The roof of the shop is removeable. There is a battery operated Victorian LED hanging lamp and another brighter LED has been popped onto the ceiling to illuminate the shop. A backdrop of a second hand /antique store has been placed on the back wall and I have constructed some steps with hand rail to give the appearance of having to walk up to the second level (backdrop) of the shop. These have been stained in oak. The shop has all manner of interesting furniture, clocks, pictures and knick knacks. The fireplace has a small orange bulb. In the shop window are more antiques but the main feature is the painting as seen in “The Woman in the Window”. Another Victorian lamp hangs from the alley entrance and upon entering this is where you will find the open door of the antique shop. There are two battery operated LED wall lamps in the alley and another laser cut sign, this one with “Antiques” on the front, situated beside the shop door. I have made a number of advertising boards, with images/ products of the period and each of these has a wood backing. These have been placed all around the side and back of the alley. The alley itself is littered with….well, litter….crumpled newspapers blowing about in the wind, upturned rubbish bins with food spilling out, rusty bucket and tub, mischievous cats and mice and some faux rusted corrugated iron leaning in the corner. As you walk through the alley there is another small arched entry/exit which connects to the sidewalk. A 12V streetlamp can be found on the corner. There are a few things happening on the street itself. A rather dapper figure is staring at the beguiling painting in the window whilst a little street urchin peeks around the corner waiting for an opportunity to do a spot of pickpocketing. A man pushing a heavy cart laden with a piano heads towards the shop, whilst a car is parked, waiting, on the road. It’s dark and it’s late……………..

Lamplighter Alley