There are a pair of nesting Fulmars in the cliffs near our house in Cornwall. On a stormy day walk along the beach I spotted this pair dancing among the waves.

Oil on canvas 16”x12”

While on a trans- Atlantic delivery trip we were kept company by these wonderful birds. They were flying effortlessly amongst the big swell using the updrafts from the waves to reduce their energy. I was amazed how far off shore they were, made the ocean a less lonely place!

Oil on canvas 16”x12”

The wind has died and the helmsman looks aloft for the faintest sign of a breeze. A long hot afternoon ahead for the crew of this large gaffer.

Oil on canvas 24”x20”

This painting was used on the cover of the International Show at Mystic Seaport Museum show.

A moonlit summers evening moored up after the days racing. The owner and guests have gone ashore and the crew keep a watch through the night.

Oil on canvas 36”x28”

The fish are in the hold the dories are stacked and lashed down, all sail set for a fast passage back to market to get the best price. An imagined scene of the fast and seaworthy schooners that plied the fishing grounds off the Grand Banks.

Oil on Canvas 24”x20”

I titled this painting “leaving London” as it was inspired by the site of a Thames barge making her way out of London along Sea Reach towards the estuary. The tide was running out and it was pretty windy so she had sails brailed up to reduce her way. These large boats are handled by a very limited crew… often just a man and boy when they were in the heyday moving goods in out of the city.

Oil on canvas 24”x36”

A Cornish fishing boat typical of the type that worked the south Cornwall coast runs for port before an approaching storm. She’s well reefed down and perfectly happy in the confused sea as she clears the rocks to the safety of Polpero harbour.

Oil on canvas 36”x28