Brush strokes in Charing Cross Bridge

The lines in Charing Cross Bridge runs both horizontally and vertically. The brush strokes on the part of the bridge where people cross runs horizontally, with a few occasional dabs of paint to show the strong structure. The strokes for the part that holds the bridge up runs vertically and continues on as the shadows reflects in the water.

Although there are brush strokes that run a certain direction, there are no actual hard lines that show the viewer the direction that the strokes are going. The strokes for the water are done horizontally, which helps capture the direction in which the water flows. For the parliament buildings, the strokes move vertically downwards. Once again there are no actual lines that outline the buildings.

The brush strokes in the sky do not go in a particular direction. Instead, they are dabs that fill the top half of the painting up. The dabs make it seem like it is a calm and still day. If the strokes all went in one direction then it may seem like it is a very windy day. The rhythm is consistent in the painting as all the lines run in the same direction for each part in the painting. For example, all the lines in the buildings at the back run vertically and all the lines on the bridge runs horizontally.