Delivering the Coal

Wow, Paul, a super painting with a story! Love it: the painting and the history lesson!

Fascinating piece of history on these remote islands Dixie, and a painting full of interest.

Love this Paul, reminds me our north isles boats delivering all manner of things to our island pier by winching on and off boat back in the day!

Really like this Paul, so much detail with the tractors and carts and I remember Para Handy.

Very informative, Dixie. These old working ships are of great interest. A well made picture, and I love the wide format.

Good painting Paul, and such an interesting history.

Thank you all for your very kind comments. They are very encouraging particularly at the moment as I am going through one of those period, where I’m struggling to do any painting. We have all been there I’m sure and have such nice comments does lift the moral a lot. I wanted to keep it simple and it seems to have worked out well.

I feel for you Paul, I’ve had fallow periods that‘ve lasted months and I know it’s hard to get out of. Great to see another boat painting, loving these!

Lovely portrayal of this scene. The boat and tractors are really well painted and the whole scene works very well - I like the panoramic paper format also.

Thank you Anth and Ceri, for you comments.Hopefully its just a short blip Anth due to the current situation, getting fed up of the restrictions. Ceri landscape format of the paper comes from a pad that I was given a while back, it a glued pad so no need to mount it on the board. I do like them for some landscapes in particular.

Love your narrative to your super painting Paul. I like to hear about the history, or story behind a painting.

Many thanks for your comment Fiona, I like to have a story when doing a painting it often helps to create and develop it, seems to add a bit of life.

Great painting that captures a moment of nostalgia. They were a lifeline for the western isles and plied the Forth & Clyde canal. Keep them coming, Paul.