'Finished this painting today, the tropical corner of St James's Square. A wonderfully kept garden in a beautiful square, full of interesting buildings such as the London Library. It was lovely to be able to keep the painting at Chris Beetles Gallery and swap it over for my sunny afternoon/evening painting I’m doing in Mount Street Gardens. Phoebe Ross from the gallery also did a lovely drawing of me working under the beautiful palm tree.
I’ve been painting St James’s Square since last week and I’m building up a collection of paintings of London squares and gardens which will be part of an exhibition in a couple of months.'
Melissa Scott-Miller, August 2024