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Pictures Not For Sale Gallery 5

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Displaying 17 to 20 (of 30 paintings)

This section includes pictures in the following categories, which are not distinguished from one another:- commissioned pictures, pictures already sold and pictures retained by the artist or his family.

Something brewing out at sea

Artist's Catalogue No: 1032

Watercolour & gouache on paper

Image size 50.8 x 72.5 cms

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Note from the Artist: These are ruined mine working buildings on the north coast of Cornwall at Botallack. There was tin mining in this area from at least the 17th century, and by the 18th century this particular mine had become one of the most famous. It continued in use until closure in 1895, after which there were a few attempts to reopen it, but it closed for good in February 1914. The workings extended for a considerable distance under the sea.

Sheep in shade, Carreg Cennan, Wales

Artist's Catalogue No: 1031

Watercolour & gouache on paper

Image size 40.6 x 50.8 cms

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Note from the Artist: The ruins of Carreg Cennan Castle stand three miles south-east of Llandeilo, perched at the top of an inland cliff at the west end of the Black Mountain. It is one of my favourite castles, largely because of its spectacular situation. On approaching from the south, as here, the cliff and the sizeable valley in front of it are not immediately obvious, and can come as something of a surprise. As it stands today the castle is the result of rebuilding, probably in the 1280s and the following decades, by the invading English following the wars conducted against the Welsh by King Edward I. There had, however, been a Welsh Castle here before which the English occupied and repaired before beginning their new work. After the early fourteenth century no major alterations were made, only repair works, so the castle is an unaltered  survival from the period 1280-1330. It is now in the care of CADW.