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An oil painting on canvas of the A4 Mallard, the fastest steam locomotive on the planet
‘Mallard’, the world’s fastest steam engine passing through York Station, the painting is seen here when she was brought out of mothballs in 1988 when it took part in commemorations Designed by Nigel Gresley, this loco holds the record for speed, on 3 July 1938, the A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at […]
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The historical village of Maer ‘St Peter’s Church’ (1)
St Peter’s Church is situated in a small rural village close to my gallery, the painting was commissioned by a lovely couple who sometime ago got married in the church. “Its main feature is the large 17th-century stone built country house, Maer Hall, built on a slope above a lake or “mere”, gave the house […]
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PAINTING OF A HANGING PHEASANT
‘Study of a Hanging Pheasant and Cartridge Bag’ Oil on canvas 24″ x 20″ x 60.96cm x 50.8 COMMISIONS INVITED, ANY SUBJECT. CONTACT ME WITH YOUR DETAlLS OR FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW SHAPIRO Fine Art | See Art Everywhere πΏππ§ππ ππππ₯ππ§π€ – πππΌππππ πππ£π πΌπ§π©Call: 01630 647345 or 07746 001904Email: derek@shapirofineart.comVisit: www.shapirofineart.com
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Duck a l’Orange
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Gladstone Pottery Museum
A pencil drawing of the Gladstone pottery which was owned by the Shelley family after it lay in dereliction. First opened by the Shelley family in 1787, a pottery factory producing earthenware and out sourcing plates and dishes made by Josiah Wedgewood of Etruria, Stoke On Trent. The pottery closed in 1970 and was saved […]
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Drawings – Derelict Bottle Ovens
This is drawing number five of derelict listed Bottle Ovens where over 20,000 people lost their jobs. Johnson Brothers pottery was one of the most successful Staffordshire potteries, importing many of their tableware products across the pond to the United States, doing so successfully for seven decades from the 1890s to the 1960s with the […]
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‘Five Minutes’
A past painting I did for one of the Beaters that used to work on the shoot behind my gallery in North Staffordshire. A Signed Limited Edition Print of this painting is available on request. Oil on canvas 24″ x 36″ Use the form below and fill out your details.
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New Drawing – Pot Bank Series
A further bottle oven saved and listed by the City Council and included in the Drawings Page https://wp.me/P2Ijh6-1O1 in the demise of the pottery industry. Originally built in 1880 for the Smithfield Pottery manufacturers and decorators and taken over by Robert Sherwin Ltd. Robert Sherwin was a manufacturer of brushes mainly for the pottery industry […]
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Limited Edition Print Offer
Strictly Limited To Just 30 Signed And Numbered Prints I was commissioned to paint the original, https://wp.me/p2Ijh6-ui along with another still life painting, https://wp.me/p2Ijh6-DW by a client who appeared one day at the gallery. I liked the out come of the original so much, because of the varied challenging subject matter, the waxy look of […]
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‘ Classic Day Out ‘
Classic Day Out’ isΒ a water colour of Alan Davis, in his cherished MGB Roadster leaving Lewtrenchard Manor. Alan’s daughter, Catherine, commissioned me to do this painting. Alan now retired, has been in the motoring trade for 47 years, 30 of which were at the helm of his own business. He has completed many restorationsΒ of […]