NEW PICTURES

Fishing industry nostalgia has been a major factor in my recent works.  During January 2011, I completed two commissioned paintings of historical fishing vessels, and a third is on the "stocks" as I write this in mid-February.  The first of these features the Shetland steam drifter "Thule Rock" and the motorised fifie "Reaper", both of which boats were owned, at different times, by the same partnership.  The second picture is of the seine-netter "Dougals", portrayed in the approaches to her home port of Eyemouth, where she fished successfully during the 1950s. There is also a new painting in the "Oil Paintings - Landscapes" section of the Gallery Shop, depicting boats at their moorings in Gourdon harbour.  I hope you enjoy looking at these, and feedback would be welcome, as always.

GREETING CARDS

Greeting cards featuring my artwork are now available from the Gallery Shop. 

EXHIBITIONS

The exhibition, entitled "The North Sea, the Mearns and Other Scenes" at the Creel Inn, Catterline, finishes on 22nd January 2012.  Thanks to all who helped and attended.

 A peaceful summer morning in Lerwick Harbour, with the herring fleet lying in port.  In late afternoon or early evening, this scene would change dramatically, as hundreds of steam and motor drifters would head out to sea to search for the herring shoals, leaving the harbour largely deserted.  The herring fishing was carried out overnight, any catches being landed again in the morning.  If the fishing was good, the harbour became a hive of industry, with gutters, coopers and fishermen struggling to land, gut, pack and store the day's catch.

This picture is 36 x 24 inches, was painted in oils on hardboard, and is priced at £950 including framing and postage.

This beautiful barque, registered in Bergen, Norway, is a frequent visitor to Lerwick, and she makes a fine sight as she sets sail south of Lerwick harbour.   Built in 1914, she is 84.7 metres long, and is a training vessel, operated by the Stiftelsen Seilskipet Statsraad Lehmkuhl.  She regularly takes part in European Tall Ships Races.

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