Plein air painting 65

One of Southampton's streets has become home since 2019 to an old lighthouse ship, named along the side in big white letters as Calshot Spit. This name also refers to the location at which it worked, which is the entrance to Southampton water from the Solent. The bright red ship, which was known as Light Vessel 78 (LV78), was built in 1914 and is a rare surviving example of a riveted iron-plated ship. It is now along side the Solent Sky museum in Albert Rd South.

The painting was done on mounting board (sized at 12" x 9.5") in oils. It was painted in August 2022 in two sessions because of rain.