John Williamson
Title: Waiting for the Tide
I am currently working on a series of paintings, oil and watercolour, depicting Cobles and the fisherfolk who work them. I am using a variety of source images from my own sketches and photographs, and where some of the boats no longer exist from found images. This is mainly for myself, and my interest in these boats which I have had from childhood. I caught my first ever fish from a Coble rowed slowly around Scarborough harbour by an grumpy and extremely old fisherman. He moved very quickly though, when I tried to grab my catch from the line, as it was a weaver fish. I have no doubt that he saved me a deal of pain!
Title: Waiting for the Tide
I am currently working on a series of paintings, oil and watercolour, depicting Cobles and the fisherfolk who work them. I am using a variety of source images from my own sketches and photographs, and where some of the boats no longer exist from found images. This is mainly for myself, and my interest in these boats which I have had from childhood. I caught my first ever fish from a Coble rowed slowly around Scarborough harbour by an grumpy and extremely old fisherman. He moved very quickly though, when I tried to grab my catch from the line, as it was a weaver fish. I have no doubt that he saved me a deal of pain!