“Duck Lane, Soho” – Acrylic on canvas. This secluded dead-end alley, hidden in the heart of Central London, is just steps away from the city’s vibrant energyyet it feels worlds apart. I was drawn to the way the dim glow of a nearby streetlamp cast a quiet, melancholic light on the scene. The faded graffiti, the abandoned bicycle, and the scattered remnants of urban life all spoke to a different kind of beautyone found in solitude, stillness, and the poetry of urban decay.