Launceston Castle At Paddington Framed Print

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Great Western Railway 4073 class, better known as castle class, 4-6-0 steam locomotive number 5000, Launceston Castle. I was given an old black and white photograph of Launceston Castle, backing onto it's coaches at Paddington Station, London, during one of the last years of steam, as a suggestion for a watercolour painting. I was doubtful at first, having no colour reference, particularly for the sign and also because I had only ever painted gleaming, well cared for steam engines before. The more I researched it, the more I knew I had to paint it. This was not just any castle, but the one which had once been loaned to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, for trials between London and Carlisle. The castle was designed by Charles Collett and was one of the most successful steam engines ever built. Towards the end of the steam era, these once magnificent engines were left in a filthy condition, before finally being withdrawn from service. Sadly, the majority like Launceston Castle,...

I am an English Artist living in Borlange, Sweden since 2005. I have been painting on and off since the early eighties, in oils to begin with before moving on to watercolours. I also have an interest in photography which I have often used as part of my preliminary work for my paintings. In recent months, I have had a little extra time on my hands, which has fuelled my artistic fire. I find that I am experimenting much more with my photography to create more abstract images at the same time as learning new methods of processing photographs. This in turn, is influencing my ideas for paintings. Anybody visiting my website, will find a real mixture of styles and mediums and I believe, something for everybody. The reason that I paint or take...

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