Elephants 171-180

Today is an elephant day. Here’s 171-180. Choose your fave! If you could paint your own elephant, what would it look like?

171. Jarlo by Marty Thornton; Victoria Tower Gardens

172. Luna by M McCann, J Scott & N Colyer; Westfield

173. The Paul Smith Elephant by Sir Paul Smith; The Royal Exchange

174. Baarsfant no2 by Menno Baars; Green Park

175. R by Gavin Tuck; New Burlington Place

176. No More Plundering by Milo Tchais; Potters Field Park

177. Utopia by Mitch Freeman; Queens Walk, Hungerford Bridge

178. Naveen by John Stefanidis; Notting Hill Gate

179. 21st Century Ganesh by Mythili Thevendrampillai; originally at India Place (I interviewed Mythili for a London Art Spot post last February.)

180. Boogie Woo by Nandita Chaudhuri; Soho Square

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephant Parade 51-60

Ready for the next batch of elephants? Yea, thought so. Here’s numbers 51-60.

Which one is your favourite from these lovlies?

51. Oran (You Stole My Heart) by Adam Bridgland; Notting Hill Gate (See my interview with Adam.)

52. Clair le Lune by Adam Durrance; Greenwich Visitors Centre

53. Nana by Alexander Miller; Curzon Street

54. Eli Krishma by Alice Temperley; 20 Mount Street

55. Cubelephant by Andre Ritins; More London

56. love ellie by Andrew Logan; Westfield

57. HELP! by Angela connor; Royal Hospital Chelsea

58. Sunny by Ruth Powys; Covent Garden Piazza

59. The Elephant in the Room by Anna Masters; Duke of York Square

60. Map Elephant by Anna Simmons; Devonshire Square

My fave from this group? HELP! is lovely, but I also adore Oran because I walked by him every day on my way to work and he always brightened up my day before I arrived at the dreaded office.

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephant Parade 41-50

Happy Friday! Here’s another batch of elephants to kick off the weekend.

41. Travels on my Elephant by Elephant Family; Notting Hill Gate

42. Lahu Girl by Yodsaran Chaidungkaew; St. James’s Park

43. Sherlock Holmes by Turdsak Piromkraipak; Baker Street

44. Fish & Chips by Thammakit Thamboon; Green Park

45. New Map of London by Nongklan Ponningmas; Originally at More London

46. Bobby by Thammakit Thamboon; Hyde Park – Speaker’s Corner

47. Tea Roses by Narongrit Asokwattana; More London

48. Decors by Pimprapa Dundej; More London

49. Ferrous by Michael Howells; originally at The Royal Opera House

50. Heaven’s Haathi by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla; Selfridges

Faves from this batch, anyone? I’m going to go with Ferrous.

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephant Parade 11-20

Today is the last chance to catch the outdoor herd at Chelsea Royal Hospital before the elephants are auctioned off at Sotheby’s. I’d highly recommend going. I went down on Saturday and it’s impressive seeing them all in the same place. The indoor herd is at Westfield until June 30.

Here’s numbers 11-20.

11. Simply Silver by Thammakit Thamboon; Green Park

12. Polka Dot by Thammakit Thamboon; More London

13. Doors by Ratchadapol Mueannoo; Duke of York Square

14. Daisies by Benjawan Sang-Gnernchai; Notting Hill Gate

15. Mr. Stripe by Ittikan Chaingam; Foubert’s Place/Newburgh Street

16. Mrs. Stripe by Nongkaln Pommigmas; Marble Arch

17. Gaj Mani by Yodsaran Chaidungkaew; Green Park

18. Panda by Turdsak Piromkraipak; Hyde Park – Speaker’s Corner

19. Blitz by Rasamee Kongchan; Hyde Park – Dell Garden

20. Vroom by Rasamee Kongchan; Hyde Park – Dell Garden

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Apocalypse in Notting Hill

My photo was selected as for the Sunday Seasonings feature on Londonist.com yesterday. It was taken from my office window in Notting Hill a few days ago.