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(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) Bridge 55 on the Grand Union Canal near Hatton Country World, Warwickshire, UK See PRESS article in the Leamington Spa Courier March 14 2003. 'Canals made an impression on artist Kevin' Canals Kevin Alun Parrish © 2001

(freehand and painted in oils) The Jane Powell Art Studio, Kenilworth, UK., introduced me to the joys and pleasures of the Inland Waterways network around the Midlands. Here we have Knowle Top Lock on The Grand Union Canal near Knowle UK., commissioned by Jane Powell Art Studio. Published onto Simon Elvin Greeting cards in 2004. […]

(freehand and painted in oils) I discovered the beautiful Offchurch Viaduct built in 1851, spanning over the Grand Union Canal while walking along the towpath. This is a local idyllic scene, about 5 miles from my Art Studio in Royal Leamington Spa. Published in Art Business Today magazine, November 2002 See PRESS article in Art […]

 (freehand and painted in oils) Looking onto the attractive Offchurch Viaduct near Radford Semele built in 1851 (UK), from Top Lock on the Grand Union Canal. The nostalgic days of steam trains on the London North Western Railway across the Viaduct and a Cargo boat approaching Top Lock on the Grand Union Canal under. Published […]

(freehand and painted in oils) It was nice to meet the friendly narrowboat owners of Saltisford Canal Community in Warwick (UK) We look down the Grand Union Canal from Saltisford Arm. See PRESS in Simon Elvin Card catalogue page 49. 2004. UK  'Designer Collection Male Promotion' See PRESS advertisement in Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth UK., programme […]

(freehand and painted in oils) An abandoned Cargo boat makes an interesting subject to study for a Waterways Artist looking on Lapworth Top Lock No 2 (SE), North Stratford Canal near Solihull UK Their was peace and tranquility on the Stratford Canal late evening, just before dusk. The Lock Keepers house is on the left […]

(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 […]

(freehand and painted in oils) The serene Bancroft Basin in Stratford Upon Avon.   Canals Kevin Alun Parrish © 2001

(freehand and painted in oils) The beautiful Offchurch Viaduct is the setting near Royal Leamington Spa on the Grand Union Canal in the late 1950s for a Canal Cruise. The LNWR (London North Western Railway) is still in operation over the viaduct before its demise in 1959. Published by Newcomers Gallery Ltd in 2002 See […]