Below, my Sailing Orders for tomorrow, in French & English :
Contact the musee de la Rochelle if you’d like to sail on her.
Below, my Sailing Orders for tomorrow, in French & English :
A few images from 29.06.18 GoGoR, Les Sables d’Olonne. Abhilash and his beautiful wife Urmimala were thrilled to see a copy of “Roaring Forties“. He said to me “you have no idea how many hours I have spent looking at your painting on the Internet”. Urmimala said she is going to make a room … Read more
How to watch the Golden Globe Race start live on Sunday 1st July (all times UTC+2 (CEST) : 11:30 – 12:30: Live coverage of the Race start will broadcast by France 3 TV ***This feed is available free to all broadcasters Click here for Satellite download details. 9:00 – 11:30: Random Facebook live commentary of … Read more
Arrived safely at Les Sables d’Olonne, home of the fabulous Golden Globe Race 2018. First impression, this is a great venue, I’m really glad Falmouth and Plymouth failed to host this event ! I’ve chosen well for accommodation, an almost new chalet at Moulin de la Salle, Olonne, a mere 8 minutes drive from the … Read more
I’m upping anchor for a very special day in the history of sailing. 01 July at mid day will be the start of the next Golden Globe Race, it’s 50 years since Robin Knox-Johnston sailed into history by completing the first ever solo non stop circumnavigation. This morning I’m leaving for Sables d’Olonne to join … Read more
Chosen I am pleased to announce, this painting is to be an illustration for a new video promoting “The Trafalgar Way”.
This is also an illustration of one of the many uses of a fine painting and it’s enduring worth.
I’ll let you know when the video goes onto Utube.
One of my ‘Nelson and Trafalgar Collection’, you can see several of my friends included as crew; the portraits include ‘The’ veteran seaman, Robin Knox-Johnston, another figure is a self portrait.
Would YOU like to be will be in the next ‘crew’ I paint, probably a ‘Mayflower’ subject or one of the “Famous Wine Villages of Bordeaux ???
In his own words (and with his permission) a client in Glasgow wrote to me “As a former BI man I very much look forward to receiving this print of your painting which commemorates this event, even though it was before my time”. {B I Sunday, Mombassa, oils on canvas, measures a healthy 76 x … Read more
Responding to a generous comment made by Sam Greer on the Facebook page of the naval author Philip Allan and I’m honoured to say a new ‘Facebook Friend’, may I amuse you by sharing a wee yarn about my painting, “First Shots” of which the picture here is a detail of HMS Victory ?
I built a scale model of ‘Victory‘ to help lay off the ship’s perspective in correct scale to the viewing distance.
I guessed from Sam’s comment he knew most artist painters being ‘self taught’ misunderstand perspective, get it wrong particularly the beam and tumblehome.
As for the ‘first’ hole in the topsail, you probably know it’s mentioned in quite a few accounts including by Frenchmen.
I’ve been asked which artist made this slate?
“Put it on the slate” and a ‘who dunit’ question.
Even today this is a not uncommon phrase in an English pub.
Here, the phrase takes on for us an altogether different meaning; ‘Waterwitch off Gribben Head’
Slates,
Who produced these slates? if you know, do please tell.
I’ll share my response to my friend Sher’s question, did I sail last week end?
I didn’t sail.
I’m about to put by beloved boat up for sale ~ any reasonable offer for a good home will be accepted.
She’s an ideal boat for 2 to 4 people, fun to cruise, ideal for picnics, competitive to race.
The weather here was discouraging; grey, cool and a bit breezy for a single handed sail.
Instead I worked with painting the new St Emilion study, cut the lawns and started some interior decoration on the ‘upper deck’.