Original artwork description:

A mile and a half West of Marwick Head in 35 fathoms of water lie the remains of the heavy cruiser HMS Hampshire which was sunk by a German mine on the 5th of June 1916 en route to Russia. The weather at the time was horrendous and of the 747 crew and passengers only 12 survived by clinging to three Carley floats...the lifeboats had been smashed against the side of the ship as they were launched. This is the scene the survivors might have met as they drifted towards the shore.

Materials used:

Acrylics on triple primed plywood

Tags:

#seascape #seaside #sea and sky #cliffs #waves and shore #gale force #wrecked #orkneys #marwick head #waves and cliffs #kitchener #hms hampshire