Russell Kitchen
New member
So yes, this is a bit of a shameless plug, not for me though, for my father. He is an artist who works closely with the UK RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). He specialises in watercolour renderings of maritime rescues based on reports given by the rescuers themselves. He has a three-part series of books which act as a collection of these events, giving original depictions as well as the reports themselves.
All very interesting stuff which I thought I might bring to your attention, giving the nature of the forum I thought you might find it interesting.
A superb collection of over 40 watercolours and pastels accompanied by drawings and reports portraying the rescues of the Sheringham Lifeboats. A unique testimony to the exploits of the Sheringham Lifeboats and the crews over the last two centuries.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book3.htm
Thirty four timeless watercolours painted by Mick Bensley providing a nostalgic view of the beautiful county of Sussex. The Paintings offer a wide variety of bygone scenes and many seascapes are featured reflecting Sussex's strong maritime heritage. Bob Copper's verse perfectly captures the atmosphere and the mood of the watercolours.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book1.htm
A superb collection of over 40 watercolours and pastels accompanied by drawings and reports portraying the rescues of the Wells and Blakeney Lifeboats. A unique testimony to the exploits of the Wells and Blakeney Lifeboats and the crews over the last 150 years.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book2.htm
You can see examples of his works here:
https://www.facebook.com/MickBensleyRottingdean
and
http://www.mickbensley.com/catalogue2.htm
If you're interested you can also purchase some of his original works at the latter site.
So that pretty much wraps this up, I just thought this might be the place where there might be some interest for this sort of series.
All very interesting stuff which I thought I might bring to your attention, giving the nature of the forum I thought you might find it interesting.
A superb collection of over 40 watercolours and pastels accompanied by drawings and reports portraying the rescues of the Sheringham Lifeboats. A unique testimony to the exploits of the Sheringham Lifeboats and the crews over the last two centuries.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book3.htm
Thirty four timeless watercolours painted by Mick Bensley providing a nostalgic view of the beautiful county of Sussex. The Paintings offer a wide variety of bygone scenes and many seascapes are featured reflecting Sussex's strong maritime heritage. Bob Copper's verse perfectly captures the atmosphere and the mood of the watercolours.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book1.htm
A superb collection of over 40 watercolours and pastels accompanied by drawings and reports portraying the rescues of the Wells and Blakeney Lifeboats. A unique testimony to the exploits of the Wells and Blakeney Lifeboats and the crews over the last 150 years.
http://www.mickbensley.com/book2.htm
You can see examples of his works here:
https://www.facebook.com/MickBensleyRottingdean
and
http://www.mickbensley.com/catalogue2.htm
If you're interested you can also purchase some of his original works at the latter site.
So that pretty much wraps this up, I just thought this might be the place where there might be some interest for this sort of series.