Misty morning on the river.

A3 watercolour of REA steam tugs, Minegarth on the Mersey, setting out to pick up a tow. There used to be many tugs on the big rivers up until the late seventies, we were a big maritime nation then . The other factor is that modern ships carry far more, so less ships needed, and are more manoeuvrable due to side thrusters less tugs needed.
About the Artist
Paul (Dixie) Dean
I have sketched most of my life on and off I became interested in watercolour following a spinal injury whilst in hospital but did not follow it up. My eldest daughter bought me a beautiful wooden box set of half pans about twenty five years ago I dabbled on and off until retirement twelve years…
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