The LMS Turbomotive, No 6202, built in 1935 and one of the last serious attempts in Britain to fundamentally re-think the design of the steam locomotive. Seen here early in her life, before rebuilding as conventional Steam Locomotive and subsequent dramatic and sad events.
I’ve taken a little extra time off to extend the Christmas break.. It’s amazing what freedom fro time pressures, alarm clocks and so forth can do for art productivity. With a conscious effort to be a little more ‘painterly’ this one was finished in under a week! This is the ‘Coronation Scot’ hauled at speed by Stanier Pacific ‘Princess Alice’, seen against a sunset in 1937 or so.
My first painting project of the year, or at least the first one to be finished this year.
Great Western King Class Loco, King Henry VI near the end of its working life in the early 1960s, seen at Westbourne Park, having come off the ‘Cities United Express’. This was inspired by an uncredited (but possibly by R.C. Riley) photograph posted by Peter Quilley. The locomotive was one of the last four survivors of her class, withdrawn for scrapping at the end of 1962.
“Ready for the Off,” inspired by a photograph shared with me by Adrian Vaughan, a late 19th century view of a Johnson 4-4-0 on the Midland Railway. A true bit of elegance hailing from Derby.
A Painting just finished – something a bit different to the usual this time, with one of my occasional forays into maritime art..
HMS Dreadnought sets sail (metaphorically) in 1905. It was a time when we weren’t all plagued by self-doubt about our role in the world. In the background is a relic of an earlier age. It was also a time when the Royal Navy still had some of its great wooden ‘Ships of the Line’ painted in immaculate Nelson chequer though usually used as training ships and accomodation for recruits.
Have been painting this one for a few weeks now, and used a drab drizzly Sunday to finish it off.
“Southern Belle” – elegant travel in Edwardian Pullman style, hauled by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 4-6-2 tank locomotive “Bessborough”. How rail travel should be… so much better than today’s electric marvels .
“Saint Bartholemew” leaving Paddington in Edwardian times…
Have finished another locomotive portrait painting. “Polar Star at Conwy”. Britannia Class Locomotive 70026 leaving the Conwy Tubular Bridge by the base of the castle walls, late in the afternoon and in a voluminous cloud of steam. Another digital painting project with tablet and stylus, executed in an oil style.
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