Southampton River Itchen Chapel Tredegar Wharf

Southampton, River Itchen, Chapel, Tredegar Wharf

This is an oil painting of one of the small wharfs,known as tredegar wharf, at Southampton docks. It measures 18" x 16" and was completed in feburary 2011. The green algae is quite prominent, perhaps because the wharf is largely unused,but the green colour is very strong and dominant. The cranes help to add interest in the landscape, and I would expect at some stage to paint the cranes themselves as they are quite interesting in shape.

from the website...
This painting is a view of one of the slipways at the docks at Southampton, along the river Itchen. It is named as the Tredegar Wharf. I was drawn to the interesting industrial landscape, a combination of flats,cranes, warehouses and water. The bright green algae on the slipway was colourful, and the two children standing on the slipway add interest and scale. It is painted on a canvas in oils at a size of 18"x14" during 2011.