Paintings

This is the latest collection of paintings by Brian Madden.

SAILING SHIPS

: 1. “Cowal Yacht Race” often held in the Summer inbetween Helensburgh and Rothesay with various clubs competing

: 1a. A cowal yacht race held every year with clubs from Helensburgh to Innellan and beyond

: 2. “Witch Of The Wave” seen here entering the Clyde. She was a typical example of a downeaster. Built in 1851 in Nantucket, New Hampshire

: 3. Lug sail herring drifters “Fifies and Zulu’s” seen leaving the Clyde

: 4. “Grace Harwar” built 1899 and became one of the vessels in Gustav Eriksons fleet. Seen here reefing her sails before an ongoing gale

: 5. “A Grand Banks Fishing Schooner” from an old B/W photograph. Looks like mainmast damaged. The sunrise is looking towards Glasgow from tail of the bank, May 6am 1982

: 5a. A grand banks fishing schooner from a B/W photo circa 1890 (background looking towards Glasgow from Gourock 6am June 1982)

: 6. “Tweed” Built 1860 at Alexander Stephens yard, Kelvinhaugh Glasgow. Her maiden voyage was from Portland Dorset to swan river Australia with convicts (over 300)

: 7. “Bencleuch” built in 1875 by Robert Steele of Greenock for Wm Thomson of Leith. Sailed until 1908 when wrecked off Terschilling, Riga with a cargo of ore for Swansea

: 8. Old Morecambe bay prawner heading to Kilchatton bay, Isle of Bute crossing the bows of tug chieftain from a photo by the artist

: 9. Lug sailed herring drifter “Reaper” sailing past the Isle of May off Anstruther, Fife

: 10. “Reaper” and other drifters running before a gale. Built 1903 at Sandhaven on the Moray Firth at the moment lying at Anstruther, Fife Scottish Fisheries museum

: 11. An old 2 masted brig ready for sea after discharging timber at Port Glasgow for seasoning in the timber ponds

: 12. Loch Ailort a small boat safe haven from gales coming from S/W and West

: 13. Brig ‘Opal’ at Greenock

: 14. Rachel Lotinga at Port Glasgow

STEAMERS

: 1. “Maid of The Loch” on passage from Inversnaid to Balloch built 1952 by A.J. Inglis of Pointhouse Glasgow

: 2. Grenadier & Marmion”. Paddle streamers often had races to gain the prime berth at Greenock and Gourock. Here seen in one of their races.

: 3. P.S. Waverley. Built 1947 at A.J. Inglis Pointhouse Glasgow, still paddling “Doon the watter”.

: 4. Paddle steamer “Waverley” approaching Blairmore pier loch long

: 5. P.S. Waverley after the bombing of the first “Waverley” at Dunkirk. The second Waverley was built in 1947 and still runs today

: 6. A Yacht race off Cumbrae with Waverley approaching off Largs pier 2018

: 7. Waverley passing Kyles of Bute plus her 5 funnel colours

: 8. “Princess May” lying at the Inversnaid disembarking passengers. Along with “Prince George” they were built in 1899 and were the forerunners of “Maid Of The Loch”

: 9. “Paddle Streamer Iona” disembarking passengers at Ardrishaig for their onward passage to the inner Isles

: 10. P.S. “Lucy Ashton” built in 1888 and was eventually scrapped in 1951 even used as an experimental vessel for jet engines on hull resistance

PUFFERS

: 1. The Puffer “Boer” passing Finnieston crane appeared in the film “The Maggie”. Built in 1941 at Kirkintilloch she worked up until 1965 and was broken up.

: 2. Puffer “Saxon” seen here at Blackwaterfoot, Arran. Owned by the Kerr Brothers of Millport, probably better known for her role as “Vital Spark” in the T.V. series

: 3. The Puffer “Saxon” lying at Lochranza , Arran awaiting the tide after discharging coal and building materials

: 4. Puffer “Spartan” discharging coal at Sandbank Holyloch. Built 1942 as “Vic 18” converted to diesel in 1961, eventually bought for £1 and is now in the Scottish boat museum in Irvine

: 5. The puffer “Stormlight” lying at St. Catherine’s Loch Fyne after discharging coal and building materials

: 6. J and J Hays puffer “Turk” leaving Queens dock Glasgow with bunker coal for Clyde Port Authorities hoppers and dredgers

: 7. J and J Hays puffer “Turk”, iron ore carrier “Hamlet” in background being towed by “Brigadier”

: 8. Vic 32 on the Crinan Canal

: 9. Sealight Loading Potatoes

: 10. Boer passing Fairfield

: 11. Pibroch leaving Princes Dock

TUGS

: 1. Steele and Bennies tug “Samson”, “on the drag” with tanker “Southern Opal” from Stephens dry dock, Govan

: 2. Tugs Poolgarth Bangarth Oakgarth

: 3. Wrestler towing Clan Campbell from the James Watt dock Greenock

: 4. Svitzers diesel powered tug Shannonleaving the Clyde to work in southern Ireland

CARDS

: 1. 2004 Xmas Card Gathering Winter Fuel

: 2. 2009 Xmas Card – A Yorkshire Dales hill farm in the depths of Winter in Wharfedale

: 3. 2011 Xmas Card Eilean Donan Castle

: 4. 2012 Xmas Card – “Old Frank Walking Becky Home” through Dougalston estate, Milngavie

: 5. 2013 Xmas Card – “St Mary & St Fillans Church” Glenfinnan

: 6. 2014 Xmas Card – “Kilchurn Castle” loch awe after a freezing fishless night we were rewarded with this dawn

: 7. 2015 Xmas Card – “Me-N-Mo” walking the canal at Kildwick West Yorkshire

: 8. 2016 Xmas Card – “Laird Of The Glen in Winter”

: 9. 2017 Xmas Card – Day IV the only day it stopped snowing, Silsden West Yorkshire

: 10. 2018 Card Mugdoch castle, Milngavie Scotland, late afternoon Winter water colour

: 11. My Christmas Visitor

: 12. Reducing The Carbon Footprint for Christmas 2021

: 13. Mugdock Castle and Country Park

SKETCHES

: 1. Tug “Vanguard” in Drydock 1930s possibly J. Lamont, Greenock

: 2. 4 Steele and Bernie tugs “Wrestler”, “Cruiser”, “Strongbow” and “Forager” coal and oil fired

: 3. A Liverpool pilot cutter off the mouth of the Mersey from a black and white photograph around 1880

: 4. My pal “Stuart” one cool dude after a blues harp session

: 5. Rachel unloading at Whitby

: 6. Tom Langlands fisherman

: 7. Lumar storm ships carpenter

: 8. Jenny & Ruth

: 9. Cud colley wearning a gaff top’sl hat

: 10. Francisco Portuguese fisherman

: 11. Hope

: 12. “Retired from the sea”, Isaac Verrill of Straithes, Yorkshire

: 13. Steam tug “Seaman” towing “HMS Conquest” into Hull

: 14. Rea towing company of Liverpool tugs “Poolgarth, Bangarth & Oakgarth”

: 15. Tops’l schooner “Hopewell” lying at a berth outside Whitby railway station circa 1890

: 16. Tops’l schooner “Anna” discharging cargo at Whitby circa 1880

SPITFIRES

: 1. “Three Spitfires” seen here above a gathering storm in Southern England

: 2. “Three Spitfires” using a sunrise to surprise the enemy

: 3. “The Battle of Britain” in the air, over the South coast

LANDSCAPES

: 1. Proteus on Loch Lomond

: 2. A Croft on Lewis South Siabost

: 3. Autumn in the Trossachs

MISC

: 1. “The Old Vic” pub thornton rust, Wensleydale looking over towards Askrigg

: 2. “Thai” a family pet (German Shepherd)

: 3. “The Laird Of The Glen” in Autumn from my photo at the start of Glen Croe, Argyllshire

: 4. My brother trout fishing “Had to paint the fish in”

: 5. “USS Hunley” commissioned 1962 compliment 1200 52 workshops could repair underwater and 2 tours of duty, final tour 1982 – 1987 according to personnel the best tour

: 6. As the sun went down off Doohoma. Co. Mayo Eire 9pm

: 7. A Wee Dug

: 8. Kingfisher

: 9. Man with sandbags