oyster punts and crabbers, gordon couch
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McALLISTER THOMAS
Godalming
Gordon Couch Oyster Punts and Crabbers
Front Cover:
Brittania
Oil on Old Crabber Timber
12 x 20 cm
Lizy
Oil on Old Crabber Timber
11.5 x 27 cm
Blejan Eyre
Oil on Old Crabber Timber
11.5 x 43 cm
Surprise / Superb
Oil on Old Oyster Punt Timber
10 x 45 cm
These exhausted historic Cornish boat
timbers now have a wonderful new lease of
life...
Restoration Completion
Foreword
Cornwall has a rich traditional history of fishing. This exhibition by Gordon
Couch, an ex boat restorer and builder, brings this history back to life with an
engaging collection of paintings on 'historic timbers' from boats he has
restored in the past.
Timber used for these paintings has been salvaged from either old Cornish
Crabbers which were wood fishing boats used in and around small harbours in
Cornwall or from an old Oyster Punt used by Gordon’s family to harvest
oysters using hand dredges on the River Fal.
The final painted pieces bring together everything that is Cornish, the ex-boat
builder turned artist using his past and present skills to depict the true essence
and nostalgia of Cornish fishing life.
Cornish Lass
Oil on Oyster Punt Timber
10 x 42 cm
Little Fisher - Lentern Rose
Oil on Oyster Punt Timber
12 x 39 cm
Naive painting at its very best, Gordon
captures the true essence and nostalgia of
Cornish fishing life.
The Directors of McAllister Thomas Fine Art would like to
invite you to the private view on
Friday 3rd May 6pm - 9pm
Wine & Canapés will be served
Gordon Couch will be attending the Private View
Oyster Punts and Crabbers
Published by McAllister Thomas Fine Art, Godalming to accompany the exhibition
© McAllister Thomas Fine Art
All Rights Reserved
117 High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AQ
Telephone : 01483 860591 Internet : www.mcallisterthomasfineart.co.uk
Girl Julie
Oil on Old Crabber Timber
11.5 x 38 cm
Further works in the exhibition can be viewed on the Gallery website.
All paintings and painted timbers are framed.
Oyster Punts and Crabbers
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