Make It Nice and Shiny New Doug's iconic wide-eyed character

Doug's iconic wide-eyed character

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Disneyland – 26th February 1977

A classic Mackenzie Thorpe image complete with dramatic and uplifting skies

then tea and biscuits may be your thing… Tea and biscuits is something I do most mornings

Make It Nice and Shiny New Doug's iconic wide-eyed characterMake It Nice and Shiny by Leigh Lambert captures a nostalgic scene of community in post war Newcastle, where figures wash a classic car amid the soot stained terraces and cobbled streets. Rendered in evocative monochrome with strategic splashes of colour on the gleaming vehicle and lively details, this painting celebrates the pride of restoration and the warmth of shared labour, blending industrial grit with the enduring joy of simpler times.