The price of all artworks on this site includes delivery to anywhere in the UK and Europe.

 

GICLEE FINE ART PRINT PRICE REDUCTIONS 

 

The price of the A3 Prints has been reduced from £49.50 to £39.50, with corresponding reductions for sets of 3 or 4.

 

 

NEW PICTURES

 

My recent efforts have all been directed towards the artworks for the Duff House exhibition, which opened on 25th June. The seascape oil paintings, some on canvas, some on Daler board and the rest on hardboard, are all of fishing vessels of 1950s vintage from the Moray Firth ports.  All of them evoke memories of childhood days spent walking around the waterfront at Lerwick harbour, watching these splendid vessels discharging their catches of herring, or the magnificent sight of the early evening exodus of the fleet towards the fishing grounds.  While much of the fleet bore the port letters FR, INS, LK, PD and SY, this event concentrates on those which were registered BF and BCK, which hailed from an area of the coast from Buckie to Gamrie. All of the artworks will be for sale.

 

The completed artworks are of:

 

Crimond  BCK118

Avoca  BCK40

Golden West  BF157 and  Forethought  BF364

Utopia  BF531

Sirius  BCK111

Fragrant Rose  BCK64 and Victory  BCK207

Jasper  BF3

May Lily  BF225

Silver Reward  BCK203

Silver Wave  BF372

Margarita BF32

Frigate  BCK26

Elegant  BF102

Easter Morn  BF76

Steam Drifters "Loranthus"  (BCK3) and "Daisy Bank" (BF393)

Faithful Star  BF127 and Crystal River BF129

Hall Mark  BCK121

1930s Lerwick Harbour Scene

 

I hope you enjoy looking at them, and any comments on these or any other works on this website would be very welcome.

 

Since completing the Duff House artworks, I have "revived" my portrayal of the picturesque village of St. Cyrus, which can now be seen in the Landscapes gallery

 

EXHIBITIONS 2009

 

I am currently holding an exhibition in the tea-room at Duff House, Banff, Scotland, until August 9th, 2009.   

 

I hope you enjoy looking at my work, and would appreciate any comments.  Thank you for all your messages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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