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by Martin Howard
$26.00
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One of the first places I ever went fishing was on the Grand Union Canal at Slapton in Buckinghamshire, England. Canals are man-made waterways that... more
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One of the first places I ever went fishing was on the Grand Union Canal at Slapton in Buckinghamshire, England. Canals are man-made waterways that were once a very important part of the transport system, but nowadays are mainly used for leisure purposes. Narrow-boats were the means of transport and in this painting, one is just approaching a lock at Slapton. Locks were a clever invention by which canals could take a more direct route through land with different levels and still be navigable by boat. The locks were manned by a lock-keeper who's job it was to operate and maintain the locks. The lock-keeper usually lived on site in a cottage, here the white building seen on the right hand side of the picture. I spent hours fishing here and although the boats are colourfully painted and pleasing on the eye, they cause annoyance to fishermen. The narrow canal means that it is not possible to fish when a boat passes. Also each time a lock is emptied, it causes the water to flow very rapidly...
I am an English Artist living in Borlange, Sweden since 2005. I have been painting on and off since the early eighties, in oils to begin with before moving on to watercolours. I also have an interest in photography which I have often used as part of my preliminary work for my paintings. In recent months, I have had a little extra time on my hands, which has fuelled my artistic fire. I find that I am experimenting much more with my photography to create more abstract images at the same time as learning new methods of processing photographs. This in turn, is influencing my ideas for paintings. Anybody visiting my website, will find a real mixture of styles and mediums and I believe, something for everybody. The reason that I paint or take...
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Cindi Ressler
Wonderful!
Mim White
Super
Sarah Batalka
You really have a way of bringing life to every scene you paint. I LOVE the look of the water on this one!
Jo Ann
Beautiful!
George Buxbaum
Terrific watercoler. V
Belinda Greb
Gorgeous work. Love the detail on the river boat.
Crystal Harman
Nice work
Kandy Hurley
Beautiful work Martin..sharing
Elizabeth McTaggart
Beautiful work with lots of interest! Great description as always!!
David and Carol Kelly
Great work.
Stuart Litoff
Beautiful work!
Paul Ashby
Wonderful Painting!
HH Photography
A lovely painting, Martin, and interesting description. L/tw
Henry Kowalski
Well done
Terri Waters
Fantastic
Pamela Briggs-Luther
Fabulous! LFS
Linsey Williams
Excellent work
Jeanne Fischer
great painting sharing
Steven Reed
Such wonderful work! Fabulous one to visit again!
Ellen Levinson
Fabulous work Martin!
Stephen Stookey
Terrific image!
Jan Dappen
revisiting this awesome painting and congratulating you on all the wonderful features that you so deserve.