Nile Tramp

The above watercolour is merely a figment of my imagination.  I have never been to the Nile nor have I ever seen a tramp steamer.  But that does not mean that I cannot dream!  I have always loved boats although I actually live well inland but Englishmen have always been seamen at heart!  I decided to design a ship that looked as though it could carry some cargo and maybe a few passengers and then wondered where it could go. I chose the tropics. After I had painted the steamer, I thought it looked a bit lonely, so I added the little sailing boat to give a bit of movement.

Picture size 20" x 15" on thick watercolour paper, wet-stretched and dried before sketching and painting.

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