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The painting depicts an artillery Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in France during the 1914-18 war. They have bivouacked overnight near a once grand farmhouse not far from the river Marne in France, which is their next objective. The unit in question is the Second Army Corps of the Royal Horse Artillery - its Commander-in-Chief being General Sir Horace L.Smith-Dorrien. This unit of the BEF has been in action at Mons in Belgium and has been forced to retreat south by the vastlty superior German army.
The were pushed many miles south to the Marne Valley, but after managing to mount a counter attack against the now weakening Germans, they halted the enemy's advance and were now ready to repulse the Germans once more. The long hard retreat in appalling weather had caused great hardship and losses of both men and horses, which are vital for pulling the guns.
The painting depicts the men regrouping after their long drawn out ordeal, whilst taking the opportunity to bring up reserve horses to replace some of their team of six that were killed by shell fire the day before.
The 19th Infantry Brigade who were attached to the unit were also bivouacked nearby, and two of their soldiers can be seen going forward to check out the now abandoned farm house.
In the British army, soldiers who joined a mounted brigade were taught that their horses were their most important possession, and they were strongly urged to treat them as pets and look after them to the best of their ability. This was generally the case and the Drivers of their horses became really attached to their mounts and found that their horses would respond very well as a result of their close bonding.
In the painting will be seen on the left a very muddy horse which is used to carry ammunition up to the front to replenish the guns. The Limber (the big box on wheels in front of the Gun ) is attached directly to the horses, and carries just 24 shells. In an action the shells are used up quickly so rapid replacement is important, and horses were found to be the best way of carrying shells due to the mud, which was sometimes waist deep, although each horse could only carry eight shells at a time.
On the right will be seen a horse that was an original member of the team, and was uninjured in yesterday's shelling. She has been cleaned, groomed and "dressed" with the tackle necessary for her to be part of the new six horse team which will pull the two tonne Limber and gun into action very soon. She is very reluctant to go out again after the trauma of what happened to her friends yesterday. The Sergeant is coaxing her gently forward and is saying quietly to her " Come on, old girl, once more into the breach", knowing only too well that whilst up to now she has been very lucky, she may not see out the day.
In WW1 over eight million horses were used by allied forces, and of those approximately 60,000 survived. The majority of these were shot in order to feed the starving German prisoners and the French people. After the War, horsemeat became a normal part of the French diet.
Information for the painting was drawn from various sources, but in particular from the book "With the Guns of the BEF, 1914" and is accredited to the author Arthur Corbett-Smith, an officer with the Second Army Corps.
The price of unsigned prints of "Once More into The Breach" which includes an A4 documented account of the action in the painting, will be £10:00 each post free and can be obtained via email on the Contact section of this site. Prints individually signed by the artist are £30:00 each. |
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Prints of the Painting of Mary and Joseph are still available at £10.00 ( 30x40cms)
Original Painting depicting a scene from the film King of Kings, with Mary and Joseph travelling with the baby Jesus. Painted on board, 35cms X 45cms.
Price: Unframed, carriage free . NOW SOLD
- This is an original painting of an Inn called the Dymock Arms, and it is on the Denbighshire / Shropshire
- border at Penley.
- The pub was for some years the local of the Artist, who wanted the painting to look a little more dramatic,
- so he photographed the pub on a sunny day in July and set the pub in the painting on a very frosty snowy
- night in the winter. After the Artist moved to Spain, the pub was sold together with the painting and
- unfortunately the pub was burnt down a few years later, however, fortunately the painting had already
- been recovered.
- The painting is on Daler board, glazed, mounted and framed.
NOW SOLD
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A still life typifying a Spanish 'Tapas' lunch of fresh bread, Garlic and goats cheese, all ready to be washed down with half a bottle of Rioja.
Original painting on canvas.
The size of the painting is 41cm x 27cms
Price: £ 108 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) carriage free. NOW SOLD
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Original painting on canvas.
The size of the painting is 41cm x 27cms
Price: £ 108 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) carriage free. NOW SOLD
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Ludlow Castle in Shropshire is a fine castle with an interesting history.
When William fitzOsbern arrived in England in 1066, he brought with him an important member of the household, one Walter de Lacy who had been very loyal to William The Conqueror in his recent victory, and as a reward Walter was given an Earldom which gave him control over the whole of Herefordshire. With the help of William The Conqueror, he was able eventually to acquire the lands of south Shropshire and together with his sons, and built Ludlow Castle, where the de Lacy family lived until the end of the 13th century.
The painting is in Oil on board.
The size of the painting is 33cms x 26cms
Price: £85:00 GBP (euros according to ROE). carriage free.
NOW SOLD.
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When William fitzOsbern arrived in England in 1066, he brought with him an important member of the household, one Walter de Lacy who had been very loyal to William The Conqueror in his recent victory, and as a reward Walter was given an Earldom which gave him control over the whole of Herefordshire. With the help of William The Conqueror, he was able eventually to acquire the lands of south Shropshire and together with his sons, and built Ludlow Castle, where the de Lacy family lived until the end of the 13th century.
The painting is in Oil on board.
The size of the painting is 33cms x 26cms
Price: £85:00 GBP (euros according to ROE). carriage free.
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Old doors are an interesting and ideal subject for those that like to collect small paintings. This painting is of an old door in the small town of Navata, in Spain.
Painting SOLD.
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Painting SOLD.
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As above, this painting is of an old door in a town in Provence, France, and is of an interesting colour due to the wood from which it was made.
SOLD
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SOLD
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Towards the end of WW2, the situation in Holland had become extremely serious, with about 1,000 people dying every week from cold and starvation.. RAF Bomber command decided to do something about it. The Chiefs of Bomber Command in the area met, under a white flag, the German High Command, namely Riechkommissar Seyss-Inquart and his cohorts and informed the Germans that as from ‘tomorrow morning’ flights of Lancaster bombers from the RAF and B-17 bombers from the American USAF would fly over the area during daylight hours, but instead of dropping bombs they would be dropping food. The Germans did not accept this saying that it was simply a ruse for spying, and that they would shoot down any planes which appeared. The Germans were informed that this was not debate, but that the Allies were simply informing the Germans of their intentions.. The next day Lancaster bombers appeared over a private airfield near Rotterdam. The planes were flying very slowly - 150 knots, and very low - 50 metres. The Germans could not believe their eyes, but they did not shoot. Over the next two weeks the Allies between them dropped 11,000 tonnes of food to the starving Dutch. The Lancaster featured in the painting - ‘Q’ Queenie was the only plane shot at during the whole operation. A German guard on the roof of a factory in Rotterdam could not resist it when a Lancaster flew 50 metres over his head, and fired a magazine from his Schmeisser Machine Pistol into the plane as it flew overhead. Fortunately no one was hurt, but it was found after the plane had landed, that bullets had gone through the starboard wheel housing and missed the tyre on both sides of the wheel by 2.5 cms. (1”) .
The Lord smiles down on the righteous !
At the Nuremburg War Trials, Reichkommissar Seyss-Inquart was sentenced to death for war crimes, and hanged.
The original painting has now been sold. Prints are available (40cms x 30cms) at £10.00 each post free.
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The Lord smiles down on the righteous !
At the Nuremburg War Trials, Reichkommissar Seyss-Inquart was sentenced to death for war crimes, and hanged.
The original painting has now been sold. Prints are available (40cms x 30cms) at £10.00 each post free.
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COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL FUND
The Combined Operations memorial that was under construction in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire England, has now been completed and was Dedicated on July 4, 2013.
This painting has been gifted to the associated Memorial Fund and will soon be raffled over a period of several months to raise much needed funds for the construction and maintenance of this unique and important memorial. (See also 'Gallery' on this site.)
Prints of the painting are now available in various sizes including a special Signed limited edition of 73 - one for each year 1940-2013. This print is 760mm x 601mm and is priced at £73.00 and orders are being taken now for this and prints of other sizes.
There are also be a few Artist's Proof's available.
Prints are now available, please check the Combined Operations Website.
To check on the Combined Operations Memorial Site, CLICK HERE then read about the memorial site on that page, after which click on MEMORIAL in the red bar, then click the PAINTING and PRINTS link to see sizes and prices of prints NOW AVAILABLE !
The Combined Operations memorial that was under construction in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire England, has now been completed and was Dedicated on July 4, 2013.
This painting has been gifted to the associated Memorial Fund and will soon be raffled over a period of several months to raise much needed funds for the construction and maintenance of this unique and important memorial. (See also 'Gallery' on this site.)
Prints of the painting are now available in various sizes including a special Signed limited edition of 73 - one for each year 1940-2013. This print is 760mm x 601mm and is priced at £73.00 and orders are being taken now for this and prints of other sizes.
There are also be a few Artist's Proof's available.
Prints are now available, please check the Combined Operations Website.
To check on the Combined Operations Memorial Site, CLICK HERE then read about the memorial site on that page, after which click on MEMORIAL in the red bar, then click the PAINTING and PRINTS link to see sizes and prices of prints NOW AVAILABLE !
In June 1944, Villers Bocage in Normandy was a small quiet town which suddenly became a vitally important place to both the Allies and the German Army. It was built around what had become a very important crossroads , and was then embroiled in a series of fierce tank battles. Kapitan Michael Wittmann, the renowned German tank commander had already destroyed twelve British tanks with his Tiger tank, whose firepower was far greater at longer range than the British tanks. However, during the ensuing battle, Wittman’s tank received a hit which blew off a track, and he had to be rescued by German troops. The Germans held the town but the British by-passed it with a view to taking it later, and in August, they did just that.
However, word had come down that the town had been mined against Tanks, and so it was decided that in order to recce the town safely,two men were to go in to do this. The two men were Troop Sgt. Phillip ‘Tashy’ Davies, and Gunner J Griffiths.. They went so far in a Jeep, and then on foot they moved carefully up the main street which now had very few standing houses. Suddenly Sgt Davies heard a noise coming from the remains of a house, and , Sten gun to the fore entered a doorway to find three Germans standing with their hands up, waiting to be taken prisoner. The three men were an officer and two private soldiers. Sgt Davies gave his Sten gun to Gunner Griffiths, and asked him to lead away one of the soldiers, but not before Sgt Davies had ‘appropriated’ the Schmiesser MP40 machine pistol from the soldier, and the P38 pistol from the officer, and marched him, and the very young soldier - that appeared to be the officer’s driver - away to captivity.
The original of this painting now hangs in the Officers Mess of the 51 (Scottish) Brigade Headquarters at Stirling, Scotland.
During WW2, 51 (Scottish) Brigade was known as the 51st Highland Division, which was a Territorial Army Division.
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Prints are available of this painting, the size of which are 40cms x 30cms, and they come together with the write up which can be framed and hung alongside the main Print.
Price, £ 10 pounds GBP (euros according to ROE) each, carriage Free.
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However, word had come down that the town had been mined against Tanks, and so it was decided that in order to recce the town safely,two men were to go in to do this. The two men were Troop Sgt. Phillip ‘Tashy’ Davies, and Gunner J Griffiths.. They went so far in a Jeep, and then on foot they moved carefully up the main street which now had very few standing houses. Suddenly Sgt Davies heard a noise coming from the remains of a house, and , Sten gun to the fore entered a doorway to find three Germans standing with their hands up, waiting to be taken prisoner. The three men were an officer and two private soldiers. Sgt Davies gave his Sten gun to Gunner Griffiths, and asked him to lead away one of the soldiers, but not before Sgt Davies had ‘appropriated’ the Schmiesser MP40 machine pistol from the soldier, and the P38 pistol from the officer, and marched him, and the very young soldier - that appeared to be the officer’s driver - away to captivity.
The original of this painting now hangs in the Officers Mess of the 51 (Scottish) Brigade Headquarters at Stirling, Scotland.
During WW2, 51 (Scottish) Brigade was known as the 51st Highland Division, which was a Territorial Army Division.
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Prints are available of this painting, the size of which are 40cms x 30cms, and they come together with the write up which can be framed and hung alongside the main Print.
Price, £ 10 pounds GBP (euros according to ROE) each, carriage Free.
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The Horsa Glider. This painting entitled `SURPRISE, SURPRISE` shows a Horsa Glider landing at speed in the Arnhem, Holland, area during the WW2 operation `Market Garden', in September,1944. In this particular scenario, the Glider is landing at a German troop site near one of the pine forests , catching the occupants completely by surprise. The Leutnant was having a shave, and has hastily grabbed his Schmeisser Machine Pistol and a magazine and has bravely - or stupidly - run out in the hope of getting a few rounds into this monster which has suddenly arrived in their midst. The motorcycle outfit has just arrived on site, and with a great deal of panic are trying to accelerate away again. Unfortunately for all of them, they have no chance. The Horsa, barrelling in at about 100mph with leaves, stones and bits of timber flying in all directions must have been an awesome sight to behold, and, taking with it the fence and barbed wire, the fate of the German troops can easily be guessed. This scene was not drawn from any particular event, but was perfectly feasible and undoubtedly happened at some stage.
The Horsa was a very large plane, and could arrive very suddenly and almost silently – until it roared along the ground, crashing through undergrowth, hedges, and the like, when it`s presence and noise would frighten the wit`s out of all but the bravest. I have been told by Glider Pilots that when landing and catching the enemy by surprise, the effect was generally to cause them to run frantically in the opposite direction! Who could blame them. Unfortunately but understandably, there are no Horsa Gliders left for exhibition purposes. However, as you read this there is a team of skilled volunteers, working from original drawings, who are building a full size replica which will be accurate in every detail, and this will hopefully be on display in the not too distant future at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton. NOTE: At the time of writing, this Glider is not yet on display, so please make contact with RAF Cosford before visiting to avoid disappointment.
There are some prints available of this painting the size of which are 40cms x 30cms. now priced at £10 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) , carriage free.
Members or family members of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association are entitled to a 50% discount.
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The Horsa was a very large plane, and could arrive very suddenly and almost silently – until it roared along the ground, crashing through undergrowth, hedges, and the like, when it`s presence and noise would frighten the wit`s out of all but the bravest. I have been told by Glider Pilots that when landing and catching the enemy by surprise, the effect was generally to cause them to run frantically in the opposite direction! Who could blame them. Unfortunately but understandably, there are no Horsa Gliders left for exhibition purposes. However, as you read this there is a team of skilled volunteers, working from original drawings, who are building a full size replica which will be accurate in every detail, and this will hopefully be on display in the not too distant future at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton. NOTE: At the time of writing, this Glider is not yet on display, so please make contact with RAF Cosford before visiting to avoid disappointment.
There are some prints available of this painting the size of which are 40cms x 30cms. now priced at £10 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) , carriage free.
Members or family members of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association are entitled to a 50% discount.
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Original Painting The Wynnstay Arms in Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales was established in 1549 and owned by the Watkins -Williams Wynn family until the 19th Century. During the Civil War the Wynnstay was apparently used as a secret meeting venue of the Jacobites in whom Sir Watkin was very interested, and in fact in 1623 he formed a Jacobite Club called" The Circle of the White Roses".
It was also a Coaching Inn..It was originally called ‘The Crossed Foxes’, this being derived from the ‘Crossed Foxes’ that formed part of the family arms. In fact in the tiled entrance hall front of the Large Inglenook fireplace at the Wynnstay Inn, the floor has a mosaic feature of two 'crossed' foxes.
Apparently one of the main claims to fame of the Wynnstay is that it is mentioned in George Borrow’s ‘Wild Wales’.
Borrow, having walked all the way from Llangollen, (twelve miles ) together with his guide, John Jones, treated John to the only duck that he had ever tasted.
In the painting, the Wynnstay is pictured in one winter’s night in about 1850, some hardy travellers having just arrived in their Stage Coach.
The Hotel is now a private house.
Prints (40X30 cms) are available at £10.00 each, carriage free.
Original Painting on Daler Board, mounted and glazed in a heavy gold frame. Image size: 49cms x 35cms
Price £150:00 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) plus packing & carriage.
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It was also a Coaching Inn..It was originally called ‘The Crossed Foxes’, this being derived from the ‘Crossed Foxes’ that formed part of the family arms. In fact in the tiled entrance hall front of the Large Inglenook fireplace at the Wynnstay Inn, the floor has a mosaic feature of two 'crossed' foxes.
Apparently one of the main claims to fame of the Wynnstay is that it is mentioned in George Borrow’s ‘Wild Wales’.
Borrow, having walked all the way from Llangollen, (twelve miles ) together with his guide, John Jones, treated John to the only duck that he had ever tasted.
In the painting, the Wynnstay is pictured in one winter’s night in about 1850, some hardy travellers having just arrived in their Stage Coach.
The Hotel is now a private house.
Prints (40X30 cms) are available at £10.00 each, carriage free.
Original Painting on Daler Board, mounted and glazed in a heavy gold frame. Image size: 49cms x 35cms
Price £150:00 pounds GBP ( euros according to ROE) plus packing & carriage.
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Print No. 1 These original pencil Drawings produced during the construction of the painting of the Battle of Rorkes Drift in Natal. are Priced at £10 pounds GBP euros according to ROE) for each, or the pair of Drawings for£18 pounds GBP.
Price includes carriage. The size is 30cms x 20cms each and are unframed.
The original painting was a private commission. It is possible that in the near future a new set of prints (40X30 cms) may be available. Please use the Contact Form to enquire. . One print of the painting may be seen in the Museum of the South Wales Borderers at Brecon, South Wales.
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Price includes carriage. The size is 30cms x 20cms each and are unframed.
The original painting was a private commission. It is possible that in the near future a new set of prints (40X30 cms) may be available. Please use the Contact Form to enquire. . One print of the painting may be seen in the Museum of the South Wales Borderers at Brecon, South Wales.
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Drawing No 2 . Ditto.
Glider Pilots were the unsung heroes of WW2, as they were an elite force, quite often dropping in behind enemy lines. Even today, many people are unaware of the role these magnificent men played during the war. This painting was produced to illustrate just what it meant to fly into battle in a glider. The painting depicts the cockpit of an Airspeed Horsa glider coming in to land in enemy occupied country, after being cast off from its tow plane several thousand feet above. The glider is full of troops - 30 + of them (or a Jeep and a 25 pounder Gun) fully loaded with arms and ammunition and each with a pack weighing about 30 kilos. In a drop such as Arnhem, there were dozens of gliders all coming down at the same time, and all looking for their own piece of space on which to land. In the painting it can be seen that the glider is taking incoming machine gun fire from the ground which is destroying the cockpit.
The Sgt Pilot on the left has just been killed, his co-pilot is taking over. In a glider he only has one shot at getting down. He has no engines, so cannot go round again. He has no guns, so cannot fire back. He has no radio on which to call for help. He has no parachute, so not much point in jumping out. His sole objective is to get the troops who are sat behind him down as safely and as quickly as possible. He has to ignore the incoming, and get on with finding his ‘space’, but of course the Germans have also planted telegraph poles in wide open spaces ( commonly known as "Rommel's Asparagus" as it was believed to be his idea ) to make his job more difficult.
If the pilot was lucky enough to have got down in one piece, his job was then to get back to UK so that he could do it all over again. And in the painting, that was all in daylight. Try that in the dark without lights ! It is not surprising that so many glider pilots were killed in action that finally they had to train RAF pilots to do the job.
Many people are surprised to learn that glider pilots were not members of the RAF, they were a British Army Regiment - The Glider Pilot Regiment - and they were not conscripted into the Regiment, they were all volunteers. However, towards the end of the war, so many Glider Pilots had been killed in action that RAF pilots had to be specially trained to fly gliders.
The original painting entitled 'Nearly Down' hangs in the Memorial Pegasus Museum in Ranville, Normandy. Prints are still available for this amazing painting, and they come together with the official write up that can be framed to be hung along side the painting
The print image size is 40cms x 30cms, and the the price of each print is £10 Pounds GBP (euros according to ROE) each, carriage free.
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