Melbourne Maritime Gallery
A snapshot of some of the paintings that appear at the Maritime Gallery
Commissions
Currently painting a series based upon immigrant ships. For those whose family arrived here before the development of jet aircraft.
Paintings
Evocative paintings bringing the heroic age of steam and sail to life.
Themes
Seascapes, landscapes, aeroplanes and the substance of wonder and imagination .
‘Demons over Magpie Territory’
Oil on Canvas 1550 x 1100mm
A whimsical interpretation of a footy encounter in space and time.
$12, 000.00 AUD
’Three Zeros and Akagi’
Oil on Canvas 400 x 300cm
A homage to an exceptional aircraft
$1200.00 AUD
’The Arrival’ CSS Shenandoah
The day Melbourne became ‘internationally famous in Australia’
Oil on Canvas 1000 x 400 mm.
$3000.00 AUD
HMVS Cerberus
In its time the most formidable monitor in the world
Oil on Canvas 1200mm x 450 mm
$3500.00 AUD
’Tempest’ The Admella encounters Carpenter Rocks
Admella, a proud sail-steamer that placed passengers and commerce between Melbourne and Adelaide struck the Carpenter Rocks in 1854.
Oil on Canvas 2400mm x 1200mm.
$8500.00 AUD
’In the Teeth’
A steamship encounters the roaring forties
Oil on Canvas 300 x 350
$500.00 AUD
’Dreadnought’
An indefatigable class battlecruiser
HMAS Australia
Oil on Canvas 1200 x 500
$3500.00 AUD
’The Arrival’
Homage to Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Oil on Canvas 1800 x 800
8000.00.
‘Sydney Soliloqy’
When brave men of Empire performed feats of derring-do
Oil on Canvas 950 x 800
5000.00.
Boomerang’s
Boomerang’s over Bouganville
Oil on Canvas 400 x 300
1200.00
‘Brewsters’
"A brace of Brewster Buffalos between Singapore and Brunei"
Oil on Canvas 400 x 300 mm
$1200.00 AUD
"The old Fish Market"
Incredibly, this beauty was knocked down for a road overpass, which was then subsequently demolished
Oil on Canvas 800 x 800cm
$3500.00 AUD
‘Pastoral’
Sheep and acreage under a soft autumnal light
oil on Canvas. 1000 x 800.
3500.00.
’Savoia’s’
Paean to one of my favourite aircraft. North African Series
Oil on Canvas 500 x 400.
1500.00.
’Mediterranee’
When Savoias ruled that part of the world which is now altogether unruly
Oil on Canvas 600 x 400
1500.00
A pair of ME’s’
camoflague meets art
Oil on Canvas 400 x 300.
1500.00
The Flying Clog’
Another favourite, the BV 138. Where art meets utility and along the line a designer possessed of a sense of humour.
Oil on canvas 400 x 300.
500.00
Upcoming Event; The Lawrie Groom Inaugural Lecture; ‘When the Deep South, sailed south’.
Join us this Saturday next, (29th August) as we bring the voyage of the CSS Shenandoah back to life. Event kicks off at 2.15 pm at the gallery.
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