Empty Seascapes and Landscapes
After his childhood in hilly Bradford, seeing the open horizon of the sea when he visited Sandsend near Whitby, was an extraordinary experience for Dad. Particularly later in life, he felt the need to simplify and empty his pictures of clutter and detail. He can create a feeling of vastness and spaciousness in quite a small painting.
Choppy Sea (1989)
oil on board - 14h x 22w (cm)
Although a couple of boats and distant land can be made out on the horizon, the main impression is of the wildness of the wind and sea.
Breakwaters (1988)
oil on board - 45h x 60w (cm)
Another bird’s eye view. The breakwaters point in the direction of the furthest horizon, away from the familiar and the safe.
Winter Seascape (1984)
oil on board - 30h x 40w (cm)
The tiny points of the people, the spit of land and the sea marker spaced out in the composition reinforce the sense of emptiness.
Clearing Clouds at Lepe (1992)
oil on board - 61h x 75.5w (cm)
Rain Clouds Over the Solent (1992)
oil on board - 29.5h x 59.5w (cm)
Distant Liner (1991)
oil on board - 26.5h x 53w (cm)
Seascape (1991)
pencil on paper
Sunrise (1990)
oil on board - 45.7h x 60.7w (cm)
Early Morning (1990)
oil on board - 14h x 25.5w (cm)
Big Clouds (1990)
oil on board - 27.9h x 36.8w (cm)
Rain (c1990)
oil on board - 45h x 60.5w (cm)
The Tanker (c1990)
oil on board - 18h x 17w (cm)
Bleak Beach (c1990)
oil on board - 60.5h x 75.5w (cm)
Girl with Seaweed (1989)
oil on board - 45.7h x 60.9w (cm)
Solitary Pair on Beach (1989)
oil on board - 47.5h x 61w (cm)
The Sea (1989)
oil on board - 43h x 62w (cm)
East Wind (1989)
oil on board - 10.2h x 40w (cm)
The Black Dog (1989)
oil on board - 78h x 74w (cm)
Brother and Sister (1989)
oil on board - 45.5h x 61w (cm)
Flight of Birds over the Sea (1988)
oil on board - 48.3h x 71.1w (cm)