Tag Archives: ships

One name, two artists

Posted on 01/09/2022 by ronald972

Once in a while one comes across artists with the same name. Earlier, I have blogged about JMW Turner as well as J Turner (Turner of Oxford) so today I want to look at the artists known as #JohnWard. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged arches, boats, Bristol, church, opera, seamen, ships, St Mary's Radcliffe | Leave a comment

Marine etching

Posted on 29/04/2018 by ronald972

As I have have been collecting , I have come across some superb etchings. It is true that I think the art of etching/engraving is under-valued by the art world and general public. There are, of course, those few like … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged boats, Dordrecht, Egide Francois Leemans, etching, harbour, marine, seamen, ships | Leave a comment

Wenceslaus Hollar Etchings

Posted on 27/08/2017 by ronald972

I have mentioned #WenceslausHollar previously as part of an earlier chapter. I acquired another small etching by him this past week but we will begin with a quick recap of the earlier chapter. The etching comes from Hollar’s work illustrating … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged Aeneis, claws, cyclops, dead mole, forest, sheep, ships, snout | Leave a comment

Statuum Marocca Norum

Posted on 24/09/2016 by ronald972

#StatuumMaroccaNorum is the title of a map which was created by #JohannChristianHomann in 1728. I like to call my version of this map ‘Beware the leviathan’ The map is large and graphic.. Little tent cities display the domains of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching, Printing | Tagged Canary Islands, inset, Johann Homann, leviathan, Madeira, map, Morocco, ships | Leave a comment

Bayard’s Cove

Posted on 18/10/2015 by ronald972

This chapter is about a picture which I talked about two weeks ago in a post called ‘Art Unsigned’. I have continued to research the watercolour and have found new facts and some interesting proofs which arise in regards to … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged Bayard's Cove, Dartmouth Castle, Dartmouth harbour, pier, River Dart, row boat, ships, St Petrox | Leave a comment

Art on Sale

Posted on 07/10/2012 by ronald972

A local charity had a sale these last few days. They had a sale on picture frames. I don’t usually buy frames unless they are something very special, I am more concerned with what they hold and display. I purchased … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Watercolour paintings | Tagged barns, Barwick in Elmet church, cemetery, copses, farmland, Fylde coast, hills, rigging, sailors, ships, storm, storm clouds, tomb stone, tower, waves | Leave a comment

Art at Sea

Posted on 22/09/2012 by ronald972

The sea as plays a big part in the of history of this area. The first etching portrays King Edmund as he comes ashore at Hunstanton in East Anglia. Edmund landed on Hunstanton beach in 855AD. This son of a German … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged beach, boats, cliffs, David Law, Ferrol, flotilla, Hunstanton, King Edmund, masts, oarsmen, Oswald Brierly, rigging, rowing, sails, seamen, ships, Spanish Armada | Leave a comment

Art in Landscape

Posted on 09/09/2012 by ronald972

Recently, my wife and I visited Northern Ireland for a holiday. We rented a small cottage on a farm where they stable horses, give riding lessons and teach show jumping. The setting was I lovely. Looking out of the French … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings | Tagged boats, church, fields, Ireland, road mountain, rocks, ships, shore, stream, trees | Leave a comment