• Tooting Bec Common autumn scene with abandoned shopping trolley under misty trees, London art print
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Gallery Midnight

Tooting Trolley

Tooting Trolley

by Johny Midnight

An abandoned Sainsbury's trolley among autumn leaves on Tooting Bec Common - slightly absurd and quietly poetic, painted with exactly the same care and attention as the gnarled tree beside it.

Original for sale £3,200 | 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

    The composition centres on a solitary gnarled tree in the foreground, rendered with careful textural attention. Beneath it, resting among a thick carpet of fallen leaves, sits a discarded shopping trolley - its orange handles quietly recognisable. The ground is built up in layered autumn tones: a quilt-like mosaic of ochres, rusts and muted golds. A misty pathway stretches into the distance, soft beams of light filtering through the trees and dissolving into pale haze. There are no figures present - only the suggestion of human presence through what has been left behind. The trolley, painted with the same consideration as the tree, elevates the overlooked into something worth sustained attention.

  • Artist's Insight

    I walk through Tooting Bec Common every morning on my way to the gallery. One day there was a shopping trolley sitting under the tree - someone had left it there overnight. I took a photograph and I knew immediately it was a painting. The orange handles make it unmistakably a Sainsbury's trolley, which I hadn't planned. I thought about adding a squirrel pushing it, but I held back. The painting works because of the contrast between the natural and the abandoned: a beautifully textured tree beside this intrusion of urban life. It's slightly absurd and quite honest about what the Common actually looks like.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created: 2019

Original artwork size: 72 x 92

Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas

Original artwork status: Available for sale - £3,200

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

Framing

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

Please contact the gallery for framing advice or to arrange framing

Shipping

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Limited edition prints are dispatched via Royal Mail and typically arrive within 3–5 working days.

  • Free UK delivery on orders over £250
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  • Rest of World: £15

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Packaging

Limited Edition Prints

All limited edition prints are carefully packaged in protective cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive safely and in excellent condition. This method protects the artwork during transit and allows the print to be professionally framed once received.

Original Paintings

Original paintings are typically collected from the gallery or arranged for delivery separately. Please contact the gallery to discuss shipping options for original artworks.

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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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