by hilary jean gibson
Pencil and coloured pencil on Fabriano hp watercolour paper
h: 38 w: 57 d: 1 (cms).
I live, swim and gig row in Hayle and am in the harbour almost daily throughout the year. Two summers ago I started to draw this wonderful lifeboat in the boatyard and soon discovered the many stories of “the oldest lifeboat in the world”. When I went back to carry on with my drawing the boat had gone. I enquired in St Ives and found it had been used for boat trips briefly in 2023, how I would have loved to have journeyed on her. Meanwhile I saw this open call and was amazed and delighted to see the boat listed. So I decided to finish it from the photo reference I had. It was a struggle because I didn’t take the photos as an aide to work from, I favour working from direct observation. Inevitably my imagination kicked in so as well as the boat in the boatyard I created a vision of how the lifeboat might once have looked in service in a treacherous sea saving lives; human and canine, as well as sailing with the small ships to Dunkirk. An honour to draw the James Stevens No 10.
£1250 (As exhibited.)
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