Fishing Fleet in Dublin Bay in the year 1909 Watercolour 16'' x 12''

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Beautifully painted

Posted by Jen Oldham on Mon 04 Sep 06:40:21

A beautiful fine painting Peter, brilliant

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 04 Sep 07:33:43

Has a lovely serenity about it Peter, the boats are very well painted.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Mon 04 Sep 08:31:19

Lovely painting Peter.

Posted by Chris Glassonbury on Mon 04 Sep 09:18:51

Lovely work Peter. I can almost hear the seagulls squawking..(-:

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 04 Sep 10:34:22

I love well painted boats.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 04 Sep 10:55:19

Excellent watercolor Peter.

Posted by Iwona Zwolak on Mon 04 Sep 11:15:14

Thankyou all very much indeed for your encouraging remarks.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Mon 04 Sep 12:19:34

Lovely painting, Peter.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 04 Sep 14:56:11

Such a lovely painting Peter, I love the colours.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 04 Sep 15:20:20

Thankyou very much Cesare and Margaret for your comments.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Mon 04 Sep 17:57:53

This is just gorgeous Peter, calm and soothing .

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 04 Sep 18:55:22

Thankyou very much Fiona.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Mon 04 Sep 19:29:56

so beautiful

Posted by T H on Mon 04 Sep 21:51:56

Thankyou very much Timothy.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Mon 04 Sep 22:12:25

Hang on Studio Wall

04/09/2017

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About six or seven years ago I purchased a bargain basement book which was full of black and white photographs of Dublin in the early twentieth century. I painted one watercolour at that time showing fishing boats in Howth Harbour which I came across the other day and posted to my gallery. Here is another painting which I have painted today from the same book. It shows these wonderful sailing fishing boats fishing in Dublin Bay off The Head Of Howth. I have added some colour to the scene but not much.

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Peter Buchanan

Hi, I'm Peter and I paint with watercolours. I have always loved the outdoors and I like to try to paint my favourite landscape and seascape scenery using watercolours. I always feel that painting is a journey and that I make progress steadily but not rapidly and that my best paintings are yet to…

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