[Ronald Moore, artist]

duly noted..thanks.. I have many narrow boat images in Gas Street Basin too..  we used to jump across the canal lock there as students. I see theres a notice now and rails to prevent it.

[Ronald Moore, artist]

oh yes.. ex colliers noting Tonypany actually had 4 cables not 3  etc...

 

[Ronald Moore, artist]

no Alan ..  I was there a few years earlier....

 

[Ronald Moore, artist]

On 11/28/2017 at 13:23, Heartland said:

There are at least two Ronnies, involved in the art world. This Ronald Moore studied art in Birmingham and then Oxford (1961-1968). From time to time paintings by this artist come up for sale and some include his interpretation of Birmingham Canal scenes. On his website, Mr Moore, states how he carefully drew from memory to paint various examples of Birmingham Canals in the 1960's. They are all atmospheric views showing various industries along the canal, side. In one recently sold painting he placed a good representation of the Locomotive Bridge (Huddersfield Canal) in the centre of Birmingham.   So is his method artistic licence or has he crossed the border to total fantasy?

there is another Ronald Moore.. now deceased , who came from Gateshead and painted northern scenes including canals , in watercolour. My works are large oil paintings.  I rather think you refer to him here. Not that I would hestitate to include bridge and buildings from anywhere if it helped the composition. I am a painter , not really recording specific places with accuracy although many can be identified.  Thank you for your interest Heartland...  Ron Moore

On 11/28/2017 at 13:40, philjw said:

This looks like the artist's web site:

https://moorerestoration.wordpress.com/category/urban-landscape/

There was one of his pictures in a shop near Worcester cathedral this summer.

indeed it is..thank you...Ron Moore

[Ronald Moore, artist]

My canal paintings are mainly based on the Black Country Museum Dudley tho some are from older drawings and photos from c 1961 in Birmingham.  ( when I was at Bham art college)     They are all generic and do not attempt to accurately portray boats and canals but more to create light and atmosphere using some of the shapes and images from that period... Often I will reverse images, crop them and rearrange them to create a composition.  You are rarely able to identify a precise location in my art with precise narrow boat detail. The camera can do that more accurately. However I had not considered that canal enthusiasts would look at the accuracy of each boat so I may look at that more carefully in the future, as I had to with colliery paintings and locomotives.

my work may be seen on www.moorerestoration.wordpress.com    and most is based on landscapes in the Golden Valley Herefordshire

Ronald Moore  BA Hons  Courtauld Institute of Art. NDD. C. Ed. AIIC