Boatry

       

                                                        

                                                                    I like flags.

                                                                   Do

                                                                              a  Set

                                                           fore  Sails

                                                     sail  is    Flapping

                                               not for sale  In the wind.

                                           you  may find   Makes one think

                                       that you need it    Of  flying far off like

                                    rather badly in a    Some Albatross set free

                                 wind or in a gale       From land and those grassy ties

        I                    and  without it  find      That shore can bring, although I do

           do      others quickly up your tail    Like being a landlocked Shipwright it's part

                 like                                            of

                       boatbuilding it's                  my                                                      

                           such a large part of my life. I love the smell of the wood as I cut and plane it.

                              Listen to the music of the parts that go to make a boat, each such poetry:

                                      tumblehome and transom; hog and hogson; apron and the thwart                

                                           gutter and garboard strakes of planking: clinker & hard chine

                                                       but alas, without a keel,

                                                              where would we be?

                                                                   capsized and upside

                                                                       down, swimming

                                                                               deep beneath
                                                                                         the sea.
                                                                                                                           (John Simlett,2005)

                                                                                                                 

One Good Turn

I have turned my boat over single-handed.

Here Is The Link For How I Did It 

Logan's Light - Finished

Tried a lot of experimentation with this one (a) Painting it almost mono although I used burnt umber glazes to soften edges and give the suggestion of a secondary light source - top left. (b) No eyes - and I always make them the key point of a portrait ... similarly the hair.

                                                                Logan's Light                                             John Simlett
27 x 19.5 inches
Oil on stretched Italian linen

The photography does no favours (favors).

I tried to soften everything except the two focal points, the light and the face.

Given the degree of difficulty I'm reasonably pleased. As always seeing it full size is best.