Details on the Paintings and Prints

R.M.S.'QUEEN MARY'
Hudson River berth, Manhattan Island, New York.
"This work in Indian Ink Wash was a result of painstaking research to accurately portray the the NewYork skyline in the 1950's. There were vitually no photos available showing this particular angle so I had to study over fifteen different photos, mostly aerial shots to compose this image.This painting was done entirely with brushes (no pens) and black Indian Ink dilluted with water to achieve the various highlights (no white inks were used at all) which I feel gives it a natural powerfull impact!".

H.M.Bark "ENDEAVOUR"
Captain James Cook's famous ship.
"Every maritime artist has probably painted this ship but there's always room for one more!
As I have built a scale model of this ship I felt qualified to paint a watercolor of it cruising up the Queensland coast in May 1770".

A RIVIERA 48'
Cruising off the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

"A watercolor painting inspired by the Surfers Paradise skyline, and the fact that these world famous sports cruisers are built on the Gold Coast".

H.M.A.S "BRISBANE"
Guided Missile Destroyer. This graceful warship was Commissioned in December 1967, and was sunk off the Sunshine Coast in Queensland in August 2005 to be used as a dive wreck.
"In this acrylic painting I was inspired to capture the awesome power and impact of this intimidating, yet graceful and elegant looking vessel".

H.M.S. "SIRIUS"
The Flagship of the First Fleet.
"A well researched watercolor of another important part of Australia's maritime history. This ship was built in 1780 as the 'Berwick' for the East India trade, and renamed 'Sirius' in 1786.
It was only 110ft (33m) long!".

"NEPTUNE"
Convict ship of the Second Fleet

"As my ancestors from both sides came out on this ship had no choice but to research and paint this one!
This was done in Sepia Ink using some very fine brushes".

"PRINCE OF WALES"
First Fleet convict ship

"A watercolor of one of the lessor known First Fleet ships. It was built at the Thames in 1786, and was only 103ft (31m) long.
I am fascinated by the ships of this period!".

"WILD OATS"
The yacht that broke all the records in the 2005 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
First across the finish line, first on corrected time, and
fastest time ever, breaking the race record.

"That was certainly enough to inspire me to do a painting of her sailing at her usual speed!".

"GOLDEN GROVE"
One of the three storeships of the First Fleet built in Whitby. In 1780 this ship had the distinction of carrying on board the Reverend Richard Johnson, Australia's first Chaplain, to our shores.
"This is one of two watercolours painted in the centuries old tradition of a 'ship’s portrait', or profile, and a style I have always found appealing!".

"SCARBOROUGH"
This First Fleet convict transport ship was the only ship of the fleet to sail back to England and return to Australia with another load of convicts in the Second Fleet in 1790.

"This is the second watercolour painted in the traditional 'ships’ portrait' style".

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