(freehand and painted in water based oils) Commissioned by Moya Bucknall, Solihull UK The scene is around the year 2000 along Gas Street Basin in Birmingham UK. A moored boat, run by Second City Cruises Ltd. awaits tourists to arrive , before embarking on a tour of Birmingham's Canals. See PRESS article in the Leamington […]
(freehand and painted in oils) Second City Cruises narrowboat, moored outside the Tap and Spile Public House, ready to pick up tourists for a boat trip around the Birmingham canal network. See PRESS article in Birmingham Evening Mail newspaper, August 13 2004. 'Travelling into Kevin's world' This image of Gas Street Basin appears in the […]
(freehand and painted in oils) Walking along the towpaths of Birmingham's canals I came across this scene. This is where the Birmingham Canal Navigation meets the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Looking towards Brindleyplace. This area called Gas Street Basin was redeveloped in the 1990s. Filming for the TV program Crossroads took place in this location […]
(freehand and painted in oils) Regular Boat Trips provided by Second City Cruises, cruise down the Birmingham Main Canal, passing The International Conference Centre and Symphony Hall. See PRESS article in Towpath magazine Number 13, December 2004. 'Towpath art at Cambrian Wharf Birmingham' See PRESS article in Coventry Evening Telegraph newspaper ,August 21 2004. 'Kevin's […]
(freehand and painted in oils) After a visit to the Royal Birmingham Society Of Artists Exhibition in Birmingham UK in 2001, I decided to explore the suburb area of St Pauls, nearby. I soon discovered steps from the road pavement leading down to the canal towpath on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. Here I found […]