In case you’re wondering, I’m against whaling.
The Liquid gas carriers being repaired at Brest in France have never ceased to fascinate me by their extraordinary colour and size since I discovered the dry docks there in 1996.
A painting done for the 120th anniversary of the tall ship Belem that was chosen for the cover of a coffee table book “Hommage au Belem” published by Gallimard, celebrating the ships life and adventures : cover photo of the book below.
The study for the final canvas was painted at Kristiansand in Norway whilst on my journey to the far North aboard the schooner Etoile.
This amazingly rusty boat pushed me to paint two canvasses.
Destroyers, being constructed at the wonderful ship yard of Lanester in France.
Tugs always seem so valiant, being definitely one of my favourite types of boat.
Painted at Sables d’Olonne the eve of the 2020 Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race.
This boat is the subject of several paintings. The theme: A vessel in the night, is one of my favourites.
Built by Piriou at Concarneau, this training ship means a lot to me as I had the luck to be chosen to launch it.
