Dav and Pen Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sorry photo didn’t load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Another Jones transfer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 More Frank Jones transfers here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ray T said: More Frank Jones transfers here: The transfers Joe used on Scorpio look very similar, I think he had a stash from his working for BW days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Both the castle and roses transfers were available from the museum at Stoke Bruerne, I bought some a while back. I don’t know if they still have copies for sale? Edited March 23, 2019 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 23/03/2019 at 22:07, Ray T said: Both the castle and roses transfers were available from the museum at Stoke Bruerne, I bought some a while back. I don’t know if they still have copies for sale? The Boat Shop at Braunston bottom lock has transfers: http://www.boatshopbraunston.co.uk/canal-transfers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Following a comment made by @David Schweizer in one of @dave moore threads I've now managed to get a close up picture of the cabin block on the butty Leo. Anybody got any views on who the painter might have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Hi Rob That looks mightily like the hand of Ian Kemp to me, didn’t he have a hand in Leo’s restoration? Or be completely responsible for it? If so, I wouldn’t be surprised that he decorated the cabin block. Ian has largely based his work on that of Frank Nurser, I can see many parallels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, dave moore said: Hi Rob That looks mightily like the hand of Ian Kemp to me, didn’t he have a hand in Leo’s restoration? Or be completely responsible for it? If so, I wouldn’t be surprised that he decorated the cabin block. Ian has largely based his work on that of Frank Nurser, I can see many parallels. Hi Dave, Ian was involved in much of the restoration work so I'll let the group know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Selway Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Hello there, I just wanted to ask if anyone could please confirm who this water can is painted by? I’ve been told it’s by Frank Nurser but was hoping maybe Phil or Dave or someone else could confirm, would be much appreciated! Many thanks, Kenny Edited September 3, 2022 by Kenny Selway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Narrowboats Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Right age of can, and definitely Braunston, but not Frank Nurser himself. Maybe early Ron Hough? Nurser painted can for comparison: Edited September 3, 2022 by Rose Narrowboats Added pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Selway Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Thanks for that Rose Narrowboats. The owner of the can sent me this image of the sales invoice which came with it when he bought it, claiming it’s painted by Frank Nurser, but something was telling me to come and ask here! Thanks again, Kenny Edited September 3, 2022 by Kenny Selway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 Bear in mind it's a small can, and if it's a copy - it's a darned good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Who might have painted the very battered water can, hand bowl and cabin block in these pictures? They are part of the display in the exhibition on canal boating in Loughborough. They are all on loan from the Leicestershire Museums service but no attribution is given. To my eye the hand bowl looks relatively modern but i could be wrong. The exhibition organisors would like to know who might have done the painting. Sorry about the quality of the photos but they are in display cabinets which makes taking photos difficult. Thanks Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Perhaps you could persuade them to relabel the items listed as "Bargeware"! As far as I'm concerned that is bad enough to keep encountering on eBay, without actually finding it turning up in a museum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted Wednesday at 21:39 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 21:39 Bumped any thoughts @David Schweizer or @dave moore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted yesterday at 09:41 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:41 Sorry can't help with a name but I have seen a water can on Instagram which looks to be by the painter of that gorgeous cabin block. At least it gives you an approximate date! There is a can in flowers afloat (p15) in a similar style but no name is given for the painter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted yesterday at 11:00 Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:00 (edited) 13 hours ago, Richard T said: Bumped any thoughts @David Schweizer or @dave moore? None of the items displayed suggest any painter known to me. The water can and dipper do not display the swift flair of a professional painter, and are probably the work of an amateur or a boatman. The cabin block is well excuted with hints of a northern style, but a bit too meticulously to suggest that it is the work of a dockyard painter. In conclusion, I suspect that, probably, none of them are the work of professional painters. Dave may not agree, but he is far more knowledgeable than me, Phil Speight may well recognise the painters, he hasn't posted on here for something like ten years but has facebook site advertising his painting courses. Edited yesterday at 11:07 by David Schweizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted yesterday at 12:32 Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:32 I’m sorry, but I can’t help with identifying the painter. I’m inclined to agree with David that it is probably the work of an amateur, possibly a boater, seemingly painted carefully rather than with the practised ease of a dock painter. It would appear that early work carried a wider variety of flowers than are usually painted today. Some of the other stuff on display looks much more recent and the crockery and mug seem to have been influenced by the Ann Young book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Priest Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago I am pretty sure that the handbowl was painted by Bob Bush, and would probably date from the early 1970’s, the cabin block is well painted, and I would guess is fairly old, it seems to be less stylised than a lot of later work. I have no idea who painted it, or where it was painted though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago I was told that this was painted by Ron Hough, a very heavy can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago It was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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