Red Flag at Trow Rock
This is where I used to swim as a boy and young man. On a calm day we'd dive from the rocks into ice-cold, clean water. Not on a day like this one, though, when the red flag would be flying from the lifeguard station. It's an oil on canvas, 40 x 30cms, wet on wet, fat over lean, representing the south end of South Shields' main beach, Sandhaven. This place is special to me.
About the Artist
Brian J Mackay
I'm a retired FE lecturer (63), having taught Marketing and Geography to Travel & Tourism students for twenty years or so, and I DO miss it a bit. My wife, Diane, is from Kendal, where she introduced me to the Lake District fells, tarns and lakes. They have been a source of inspiration for me (and…
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