Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir

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Oh I love this, so beautiful and I remember that Masefield poem Stephen.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 09 May 07:24:24

Wonderful painting, Stephen.

Posted by Seth Dalton on Wed 09 May 07:28:47

Fabulous stuff, Stephen. Marvelous invention, love the details like the ram on the bow of the ship.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Wed 09 May 07:38:27

Cargoes...We learned that in English class back in 1952. Wonderfully descriptive writing from Masefiled and a great rendition from you Stephen. This is why art is such a vast treasure chest of imagination. Lovely stuff. A bloke I knew in the shipbuilding forum made a fully battery operated working model of just such a vessel. It was truly a work of art. Smashing stuff Stephen.

Posted by Jim Morris on Wed 09 May 08:42:26

This is absolutely gorgeous, Stephen! It must be the day for showing paintings from poems! [ re-mine of Venice!!] I love the Masefield too, and so very much agree with all that Jim says!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Wed 09 May 12:38:52

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Stephen Kelly

My Father was an artist and I wanted to follow in his footsteps but sadly he died when I was 8 which changed everything. When it was time to earn a living, Uncle Norman said " I'll get you a job Lad" so I became an apprentice photo retoucher, not fine art but a job. The work was intimidating as…

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