Cargoes...

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That's great! Lovely old girl! So atmospheric!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 12 Apr 15:38:23

Thanks Thalia. I know how much you love ships and boats.

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 12 Apr 15:40:05

Very good one Jim

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 12 Apr 15:57:18

Fabulous painting - just love it!

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 12 Apr 16:29:14

Excellent, Jim. I used to like that poem very much, perhaps you'll do the other ships mentioned? (If you haven't already and I haven't come to them yet).

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Mon 12 Apr 20:57:36

Great image Jim. Plenty of maritime lively action here.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 13 Apr 06:33:38

Thanks for the kind comments all.

Posted by Jim Morris on Tue 13 Apr 15:40:51

Hang on Studio Wall

12/04/2021

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..From John Masefield's magnificent poem,"Cargoes" "Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack,Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,With a cargo of Tyne coal,Road-rails, pig-lead,Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays." The picture it paints in my imagination...A ball pen and wash sketch.

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Jim Morris

I've reached 83 (84 in September ) years young and love to paint and draw. Watercolours are my preference used also with line and wash. I paint or sketch something most days of whatever takes my fancy. Glad to have found this site. I don't feel I have a set painting style but I tend to go for…

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