• Autumn Lido painting showing Tooting Bec Lido with colourful changing cabins reflected in shimmering water at sunrise
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Gallery Midnight

Autumn Lido Swim

Autumn Lido Swim

by Johny Midnight

Tooting Bec Lido at a radiant autumn sunrise - the coloured changing cabins reflected in turquoise water, textured trees ablaze and the open invitation to swim if you're brave enough.

Original for sale £10,000 | contact gallery

Limited edition fine art prints, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, it will not be reproduced.

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  • Artwork Description

    This painting captures Tooting Bec Lido in the full drama of a sunrise, the sky moving through reds and pinks in layered abstract marks while the treeline holds a more grounded realism behind the cabins. The iconic coloured doors stretch along the water's edge, their reds, yellows, blues and greens reflected vividly in the turquoise pool below. Textured brushwork builds the atmosphere throughout - the sky loose and expressive, the water shimmering with the movement of light rather than the stillness of early morning. The composition balances architectural rhythm with the fluidity of reflection, creating a painting that is at once observational and exuberant.

  • Artist's Insight

    I wanted this painting to feel like a full-on colour overload - the kind that invites you to take a swim, even if you know the water isn't heated and you'll need real courage to get in. A spring sunrise over the lido offered exactly that energy. The cabin doors are always what draw me back to this subject: that row of colour reflected in the water is one of the best things in South London. I used reflection and abstraction to amplify the atmosphere rather than simply describe it. This is a painting about the lido as sensation - exhilarating, vivid and unmistakably local.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created: 2025

Original artwork size: 90 x 75

Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas

Original artwork status: Available for sale - £10,000

Print Details

Gallery Midnight limited edition fine art prints are available in A2 and A3 sizes. Edition sizes vary depending on the artwork.

Edition Details

  • A3 Limited Edition of 100
  • A2 Limited Edition of 100
  • Printed on archival matt fine art paper
  • Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
  • Certificate of authenticity included

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Original paintings are typically presented on stretched canvas and do not require framing.

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About the Artist

Johny is a painter and founder of Gallery Midnight in Balham. His work is often described as “abstract on reality”, capturing familiar landscapes, seascapes and city scenes with expressive colour and movement. Influenced by a life spent between London, the Alps and the Caribbean, his paintings explore changing light, atmosphere and energy, inviting viewers to see well-known places in new and unexpected ways.

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