painting to entertain, inform and inspire
This is to wish you a sincere Merry Christmas and to copy my latest newsletter for those unable to receive the News Letter from me, 
Some of you will not have received my email Christmas card and new Christmas News letter, copy below.
Reasons for this include bounced and blocked emails (more on that below).
The Internet can be bizarre, I’d had a reply from Robin Knox-Johnston, star of my “Roaring Forties” painting, then got an, INVALID RECIPIENT message re the address!
I am flat out working on new marine art, the largest marine painting will be a view of Plymouth Sound, the Cattewater including Commercial and Pheonix Wharves , by moon light and intended as a major exhibition piece to be shown at my coming exhibition at the European Parliament then later an exhibition at Plymouth.
This Plymouth scene is not a long story but goes back a long way. 
Here is a progress report including sketches to date.
This post is offered as a progress report for my friends who like to see and follow the development of a painting. You can see the ‘sea’ is nearing completion as is this marine painting. “B I Sunday” measures a healthy 76 x 121 cms (30″ x 48″). The ‘details’ shown here will appear larger than … Read more
A brief History of H M Schooner Pickle (Dec 1800 to 27 July 1808) – a ‘clever, fast schooner, coppered’.
‘B I Sunday‘ will show the port of Mombasa, Kenya on a unique day when every wharf was occupied by ships of the same company, the British India Steam Navigation Company.
The week end just passed is a big event in France, 90 % of shops shut. I was not allowed to buy one single drink… 
You might think this an odd place 3 hours drive inland to find a marine artist, to create marine art? 
Read of and have a taste of some reasons why
I have been trying to invite my excellent friend and adopted French sister, Helene Ancelet, for a little dinner, not possible!
The idea was to show some appreciation of her wonderful friendship and catch up on news past and with autumn upon us, future events.
Up early ish today and loading my car including with 2 major marine paintings 
(Plymouth Cattewater and Nelson at Gibraltar 10 Dec 1796) and numerous French landscapes.
One of the objectives of this return to my home port of Plymouth is to find out how the paintings are received, perceived and valued, another is to consider suitable exhibition venues.
I hear from my friends at Sea Breezes magazine, “Yes we did manage to get the Glenorchy scan to a publishable quality“.
Sea Breezes, Glenorchy the marine painting is in the June issue which is on sale today.
