Trafalgar Flags

French flag, naval

Today I am researching French naval flags and hull paint schemes at Trafalgar and the answers are proving elusive. Aujourd’hui, je fais des recherches sur les drapeaux de la marine française et les schémas de peinture de coque à Trafalgar et les réponses se révèlent insaisissables. Anyone out there know a reliable source? Most Trafalgar … Read more

Trafalgar, Nelson, a return

Trafalgar, Nelson, research

Trafalgar, Nelson, two names and paintings that continue to resound in naval history.

Cape Trafalgar, with collegues Michele Huve, Nichole Poullaouec.

Painting preparations for a new commission 81 x 51 cm 20” x 32” for the best historian on Utube, Drachinifel, of ‘Victory Breaking the Line’ , the most famous moment during the battle of Trafalgar.

Sharing with you the excitement of researching what really happened at Trafalgar, with Nelson and HMS Victory, breaking the line.

Trafalgar, Nelson, research
Trafalgar, Nelson, research a table and box of documents

The most famous moment in the long history of HMS Victory’s launched May 7, 1765.

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Happy New Year 2022 !

Nelson's Frigates, a detail

Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy New Year 2022 and the enjoyment of fine paintings.

Out with a bang, 2021!

Nelson's frigates
Nelson’s four frigates

Finished today ‘Nelson’s four frigates’, my newest and probably my last painting for my Nelson and Trafalgar series, “Nelson’s Four Frigates’ although a gallery order or commission could tempt me.

53 x 91.5 cm (21″ x 36″) Nelson’s Four Frigates, available.

My profound thanks to everyone who has hit ‘like’ or better still shared my paintings on social media.

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Cape Trafalgar

At Cape Trafalgar

I’m reminded by post on the ‘Battle of Trafalgar’ Facebook page by Hari Singh Shekhawat of my visit to Cape Trafalgar with two French colleagues as part of my research while ‘Official Artist’ to HMS #Victory during the preparations for Trafalgar 200.

Cape Trafalgar, Michele Huve, Nichole Poullaouec

For me it felt a bit eerie to gaze at the seaward horizon and think of the 21st of October 1805.

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Trafalgar Port

Trafalgar Port

A Trafalgar surprise

Trafalgar Port
Port Presentation
Trafalgar and an unsought, unexpected thank you for a job well done.
Carefully packed, beautifully presented these vintage ports arrived by courier today 😃!
Two questions, why the gift and who to open these with ???
While I’m fond of red port I’ve never tried white port so this will be fun.

Why?

The Trafalgar Way : some way now well astern I was asked and honoured to be one of the judges of a national competition by The 1805 Club for children painting on the theme of ‘The Trafalgar Way’, a route now marked, celebrated and recommence on official Ordnance Survey maps.
The Trafalgar Way competition objective was to widen appreciation among children and their parents of the age of Nelson and of its place in our history upon which our lives are built .

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