Recently Acquired
An introduction to the painting from the artist, Andrew Talbot:
"The starting point for this painting came from discovering a Victorian wooden spirit level and an old model yacht in my favourite antique shop.
We lived in the Hebrides for some years and so I created the narrative around the turquoise waters off these beautiful, wild isles. The sea chart depicts the Isle of Islay waters and the photo shows Machir beach, also on Islay and on the chart. The dominoes and jacks game emphasise the calm waters and evoke childhood day-dreaming of long summer days sailing in this special part of the world. In the background are the technical drawing for the yacht construction, adding a beautiful deep colour to show off the sailboat in front.
The shipping forecast was established some 150 years ago. It has been broadcasting on the BBC radio since 1925 and I believe it brings a special quality to the spoken word on British radio. The forecast from the met office has to be spoken in less than 370 words and has to adhere to a strict pattern.
The basic order of the forecast is always as follows…
-Firstly, gale warnings in force (if any),
-Secondly, the general synopsis.
-And finally the area forecasts: wind direction/speed, weather, visibility
For this painting the forecast would say… ‘Hebrides. South westerly 1 to 2. Slight. Mainly fair. Good.’"
"The starting point for this painting came from discovering a Victorian wooden spirit level and an old model yacht in my favourite antique shop.
We lived in the Hebrides for some years and so I created the narrative around the turquoise waters off these beautiful, wild isles. The sea chart depicts the Isle of Islay waters and the photo shows Machir beach, also on Islay and on the chart. The dominoes and jacks game emphasise the calm waters and evoke childhood day-dreaming of long summer days sailing in this special part of the world. In the background are the technical drawing for the yacht construction, adding a beautiful deep colour to show off the sailboat in front.
The shipping forecast was established some 150 years ago. It has been broadcasting on the BBC radio since 1925 and I believe it brings a special quality to the spoken word on British radio. The forecast from the met office has to be spoken in less than 370 words and has to adhere to a strict pattern.
The basic order of the forecast is always as follows…
-Firstly, gale warnings in force (if any),
-Secondly, the general synopsis.
-And finally the area forecasts: wind direction/speed, weather, visibility
For this painting the forecast would say… ‘Hebrides. South westerly 1 to 2. Slight. Mainly fair. Good.’"
