LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern

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Lovely work Peter

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 13 Sep 18:10:27

Thank you Dennis. It's really nice to see you back on the scene.

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 13 Sep 18:23:09

I like the subject very much Pete. The painting and the colours are beautiful.

Posted by Holger . on Thu 13 Sep 18:38:27

Thanks Holger

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 13 Sep 19:09:24

Love the detail in this Pete and the smoke is so real!!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 14 Sep 06:12:16

Thanks Thalia. Much appreciated.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 14 Sep 08:04:15

This is great Pete! I showed it to hubby who is always telling me to paint a train, he thought it was excellent.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 14 Sep 15:38:02

Excellent work Pete!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 14 Sep 16:15:57

Thanks Margaret.

Posted by Pete Batho on Sun 16 Sep 09:33:57

My thanks again Fiona.

Posted by Pete Batho on Sun 16 Sep 09:35:29

Hang on Studio Wall

13/09/2018

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Watercolour on Arches NOT paper. 1/4 imperial I've wanted to paint a train for a while now, so when I saw this picture I knew I just had to paint it. 4464 Bittern is a London & North Eastern Railway Class A4 steam locomotive. Built for the LNER in 1937 at Doncaster Works as works number 1866, it was originally numbered 4464. Renumbered 19 on 16 August 1946 under the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, it was renumbered 60019 by British Railways on 10 October 1948, after nationalisation. A Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive to the same design by Nigel Gresley as the more famous A4 Mallard and one of the 35 strong class, it is one of six to survive into preservation and is one of three currently certified for mainline use. In preservation, the locomotive has also worn the identities of a number of its scrapped classmates, including the first of the A4 class 2509 Silver Link and most recently as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand. Photo ref from PMP. Info from Wikipedia.

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Pete Batho

Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…

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