A crayon rainbow is bringing some sunshine to Camberwell during the lockdown.
Hand drawn by 35-year-old electrician Louis Young, the rainbow appeared at the end of April in Ada Road and has already become an instagram favourite.
Louis told the News he was inspired to create the piece after his Dad, who was in hospital due to a long-term lung condition, was discharged home.
“I was driving and walking around and kept seeing all the rainbows people were putting up for the NHS and it just sort of came to me that it would be a great idea to turn a whole street into a giant rainbow,” he said.
After checking with his neighbours he picked the spot at the end of his own terrace on St Giles Road, where he’s lived for the last six years.
It took a whole day to complete – and a lot of frustration trying to find enough matching crayons.
Since then dozens of passersby have had their photo taken underneath the arc and shared the images online, thanking the NHS with the hashtag ‘thecamberwellrainbow’
“Lots of people have popped by and stopped under it. For such a simple thing it really does make people from nine to 92-years-old happy.
“I can’t take much credit for it. It’s my first ever bit of artwork and it’s just a crayon rainbow,” he laughs.
“But everyone knows that right now rainbows are about goodness and kindness, and represent the NHS.”
https://www.instagram.com/thecamberwellrainbow/