maandag 28 mei 2012
maandag 24 januari 2011
Pin Mill 2
Barges on the mud, how normal is that for someone
who lives in the Pin Mill area!
How lovely is it for a foreigner to see this odd miracle!
who lives in the Pin Mill area!
How lovely is it for a foreigner to see this odd miracle!
As a Dutchman we do have those on the wadden sea area.
But almost never like this in pittoresk place like Pin Mill
Pin Mill
A wet day at the Pin Mill.
Colin gave the nasty mud a pretty colour,
and it became a pretty watercolour by doing that!
and it became a pretty watercolour by doing that!
The reflections in the puddles are making this
picture more interesting.
picture more interesting.
The dark clouds from the colours Ultramarine Blue
and Light red, are almost real!
and Light red, are almost real!
Anchored for the Night
The evening is fallen, the barges are anchored.
Its a warm summer evening Colin made.
Warm colours suggest such feeling.
Colin knew he could establish this feeling,
by choosing the right colours!
He did a marvellous job!
by choosing the right colours!
He did a marvellous job!
zaterdag 22 januari 2011
Friendly Tow
I love this scene, The tugboats the big steamer!
And that sky it is juicy wet and painted with a lot of skill!
The distance is kept simple but effective!
A few dark lines makes this one of my favourites!
Low Tide Faversham Creek
A typical estuary scene what Colin Colin made here.
The beautiful sky reflecting in the water with a
wonderful reflection of the building, and some of the masts .
I can feel the wind in this one!
woensdag 5 januari 2011
Hambledon Mill
Colin Bourke was a Edward Wesson admirer.
This Pen and Wash from Hambledon Mill is a great example
of a Wessonesque Pen and Wash
of a Wessonesque Pen and Wash
maandag 3 januari 2011
HMS Arethusa
Colin did wrote with this watercolour:
I've a cousin of 87 who served on this light cruiser in 1941
escorting convoys from Gibralter to Malta.
We are good pals.
escorting convoys from Gibralter to Malta.
We are good pals.
zondag 2 januari 2011
Low tide at Pin Mill
Another barge painting of a famous estuary.
Pin Mill is a place that attract painters.
Colin made one too!
Spritsail Barges in the Thames Estuary
Another one of these Thames barges,
with the recognisable red sails.
Light red and Alizarine, Colin used for these sails!
A windy day
Wonderful watercolour of a barge in full wind!
A few lines Colin wrote about these ships:
These old girls could carry about 80 tons of grain,bricks,sand etc..
They had a flat bottom & therefore shallow draft for getting up the creeks of East Anglia.
For getting under the London bridges the mast,rigging & sails could be tilted back almost to the horizontal.
There was only the Skipper & Mate for crew,maybe a boy & a dog as well.
A few lines Colin wrote about these ships:
These old girls could carry about 80 tons of grain,bricks,sand etc..
They had a flat bottom & therefore shallow draft for getting up the creeks of East Anglia.
For getting under the London bridges the mast,rigging & sails could be tilted back almost to the horizontal.
There was only the Skipper & Mate for crew,maybe a boy & a dog as well.
Another Dawn
Like a lot of painters also Colin did like to improve
his paintings, only to choose these kind of colours
for the water, shows how unique this man thought!
Colin said: I tried to portray the water as I remember it 50 odd years ago when the River Thames was polluted by industrial effluents etc & there were no fish. Thank goodness that has all changed now.. Kind Regards Colin
Saunders Waterford rough
Colin said: I tried to portray the water as I remember it 50 odd years ago when the River Thames was polluted by industrial effluents etc & there were no fish. Thank goodness that has all changed now.. Kind Regards Colin
Saunders Waterford rough
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