Watercolour. Wreck of the Hodbarrow Miner by Richard Quirk

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Superb - most dramatic!!

Excellent set of pictures.

This wonderfully captures the cruelness of the sea.

Love this seascape, it is excellent.

Love how you have painted the flow of the water and the stormy sky Richard. Wouldn’t like to be on that boat.

Great subject, great work indeed!

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04/12/2025
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This schooner carried iron ore from Hodbarrow mines.

About the Artist
Richard Quirk

Born 1948 at Dalton-in-Furness. Educated Dowdales CS school. Have spent most of my time at sea, first as a radio officer with BP tankers then 20 years offshore on ROV's. I have also been a technical author for the last 10 years at BAE, Freelance and Sellafield. A member of the Ulverston Society of…

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