Agapenor manoeuvring in Bombay (Mumbai) Roads

Greek heroes provided the names.

A “lost” painting found while re organising at my new home at Itzac. Agapenor bow detail IMG_4646 wp_1.jpg
This charming painting of a “blue flue” is one of a series and the only one I have left after

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Speaking of Sanbaq dhows

Sanbaq’s go back a long way;  so does payment for this painting. Delivered in good faith last June (2008) and still only half paid for.  Words like repossession begin to surface…

Has the good Samaritan has been mugged?

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Foret de Sivens, the blasted Oak, experimenting with colour and imagination.

This vivid painting of a fine old oak started as part of a series of experiments exploring my strange colour vision, then began mysteriously to evolve into a symbol.   Blasted_Oak_detail.jpg

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The marine painting of Condell leaving Portsmouth by Gordon Frickers.

The frigate Condell marine painting went down a real treat. The Chileans were very impressed and Capt Cruz the commanding officer was over the moon and said he was going to have it welded to the wardroom bulkhead so none of the Admirals, and there were six Chilean Admirals present, could get their fingers on it!” wrote Captain John Simkins a director, the Chief Executive, Disposal Services Agency of the Ministry of Defence after the presentation of the completed piece of marine art commission .Condell__ship_detail_IMG_4640_wp.jpg

The origin, this marine painting  was commissioned by

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