Standard 4 locomotive at Poole Station - oil painting

Class 4 standard steam locomotive at Poole Station, awaiting to depart on the up line for Bournemouth. Based on a blurry B/W photo taken at an unknown time and by an unknown photographer, probably early 1960's.
Painted on mounting board sized at 33 x 23" in oils during 2024.

Plein air painting 108

This ex - Southampton bus was displayed at a summer street festival held at Bedford Place, Southampton. The bus is a Guy Arab with Gardner engine and Park Royal body, and dates from the 1950s'. Painted on the 2nd July 2023, the bus looked very well presented during the festival. The painting, which was sold on the spot, is 12" x 9.5" on mounting board, and done in oils.

still life painting 11

Still life painting of a vintage 16mm ELF film projector. Painted in Nov 2022 on cardboard cut to 12" x 9.5", and done in oils, alla prima.

Head painting exercise - vintage horror stars

Three famous stars of horror. Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (1913 – 1994), Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE CStJ (1922 - 2015) and Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (1911 – 1993).
Each painting is done on cardboard measuring 12" x 9.5", in oils, using a limited palette. All painted during summer 2022.

Southampton Central railway station signal gantry1950's - oil painting

The end of the platform at Southampton central station (Hampshire) is shown in this oil painting, created during late 2021. It is based on a B/W photo taken by J Bailey that was taken at some point in the 1950's.
One dominant and famous feature of the station is the large semaphore signal gantry situated at the western end of the station, which was removed in 1981. A small Victorian build 0-4-4 tank locomotive is receiving water before continuing with its journey to Fawley, on a branch line, with the main line running to Weymouth in Dorset.
The painting is sized at 33” x 23” and dome on primed mounting board. It can be seen in greater detail on this link. 

Terrier Tank railway locomotive at Havant Station - oil painting

Terrier Tank railway locomotive at Havant Station - oil painting

Painting of a 'Terrier' locomotive taking on water at Havant.

This railway themed oil painting shows a small tank locomotive (called because of the water tanks mounted each side of the boiler) at a station. The engine is being topped up in the station bay in the English town of Havant, on the south coast. The locomotive crew consisting of the driver and fireman are to be seen preforming checks before departing for another service, and refilling the water tanks. Based on an old blurry and contrasty photograph taken in 1957, some research was made in to the engine (a 'Terrier numbered 32661) and the surroundings, including the cars. In addition the figures were reposed and then redrawn, but based on the ones in the picture. The locomotive itself is a LBSCR/ SR class A 0-6-0T, commonly known as a 'Terrier'. These small but very popular locomotives were built during the 1870s, and have a very elegant design. Many were still in service in to the 1960s, and a number can be found still running on preserved railways.

Painted using oils in November 2019, on mounting board sized at 33” x 23” approx. The artwork can be seen in greater detail on this link.

Calshot Tug Boat At Southampton Docks - WIP acrylic painting stages

Calshot Tug Boat At Southampton Docks - WIP acrylic painting stages

Calshot Tug Boat At Southampton Docks - WIP acrylic painting stages

This marine painting is of the vintage tender tugboat 'Calshot', moored at Southampton Docks, and awaiting full preservation.

As the painting features a technical subject and I wanted to have a quick painting work on in progress while working on oil paintings I decided to make this artwork an acrylic one only.

The panel shows four stages of the paintings progress. The first section depicts the initial drawing, done in grey acrylic paint on an light brown 'ground'. In addition washes of white paint have been added to emphasise the tonal range within the artwork. The second and third panels show the darker base colours, using acrylics applied to the painting. These actions are to create the under-painting.

Finally the forth image shows the final image as presented, with the application of the final, correct colours and areas of detail.

The whole painting is done in acrylics on stretched water-colour paper, sized at 20” x 16, and the finished painting can be see here in detail.