SS Freshspring in Harland and Wolff's dry dock at Appledore
The SS Freshspring was a former naval water carrier stationed in Malta. It is now moored in Bideford and undergoing restoration by the Freshspring Trust. The ship was taken to Harland and Wolff's dry dock at Appledore for an ultra-sound scan of the hull and other work. As a trust member and artist I was invited to attend to make drawings and notes with a view to making a painting.
What I loved about the place was the cathedral like light and how the ship was tucked down against one quay contrasting with the empty space next to it. The contrast between the void next to the ship played off against the busy detail of ship and quay was what attracted me to the composition.
I really liked the contrast between the structures and windows of the dock played off against the business and scale of the ship.
The stern makes a really strong almost sculptural right hand feature, working as a strong entry to the composition as a whole.
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Pete's paintings are all made using good quality acrylics on professional standard linen or cotton canvases such as those by Winsor and Newton. They have warp resistant kiln-dried, bevelled solid pine stretcher bars. The canvases are archival and acid free. Each painting is varnished with appropriate acrylic varnish and simply framed by Pete. The frames are easily removed if a purchaser wishes to re-frame a painting.
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SS Freshspring in Harland and Wolff's dry dock at Appledore - 2022
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