SS Shieldhall on a cruise in the Solent

SS Shieldhall on a cruise in the Solent

This painting shows the SS Shieldhall, a preserved steam powered ship, on a cruise in the Solent, Hampshire. She was built in 1955 to a traditional, older design and is the largest working steam Ship in Northern Europe. The ship entered in to preservation from 1985 after initially working in the Glasgow area when launched and later the Southampton area toward the end of her working career.

The painting was done with acrylic paint on a canvas board sized at 20” x 16”, over a period of a few days during June 2014.

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SS Shieldhall on a cruise in the Solent-acrylic painting

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

 

Lepe Lighthouse is situated in the Lepe Country Park within the New Forest, Hampshire, UK.

It was built in 2000 to help sailors navigate the approach to the Beaulieu river from the Solent, and is a very distinctive landmark on the coast. The lighthouse is formally known as the Beaulieu River Millennium beacon.

The painting is done in acrylics on a canvas board measuring 10” x12”, within a day.

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Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire-acrylic painting

Sunset on the Solent

Sunset on the Solent

This sunset painting was based on a photograph taken in the summer of 2012, from a boat in the Solent, a stretch of water that goes from Southampton to the Isle of Wight, in the south of the UK.

It is a very busy area for shipping as all the freight, container and passenger cruisers use it to gain access to Southampton, a very busy port in Britain.

The sun is quite low in the sky and is hiding behind the clouds hanging around the horizon. The land on the horizon is lightly to be the Hythe area though seen as a silhouette.

The painting is created in oil paint on a canvas board sized at 10” x 12”. It is done in one sitting in about four hours. The oil paint is applied on a bright red acrylic painted base.

Sunset on the Solent