St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts with its 21" torpedo to

with its 21" torpedo to finish the job off

I then compiled as much hard copy visual reference material as I could

Unfortunately to a degree this facility is lost a little when the image is put into print

engine and airframe technicians etc

hanging mists over the hills and of course the total peace and tranquillity

St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts with its 21" torpedo tothink it may be difficult to imagine that when the initial studies for this image were complete, there were in fact no boats in the view. I took advantage of making separate studies of the boats that I wanted in the painting, this gave me full control of the final image. How often have I said to myself "If only the boats were in slightly different positions". This is artistic licence at its best. One is able to contrive the ideal composition yet it