"Glory Days"

By David Shepherd OBE, FRSA
HMS Queen Elizabeth leading HMS Warspite and HMS Royal Sovereign at full power into stormy seas off Weymouth.

Framing: A Stokesley Gallery creation to give the viewer the impression of looking out through the armour plated bridge window of another ship witnessing the power of the battleship against the short, steep white crested waves created when wind blows against the tide.
Measuring 105cm x 77cm overall, this is a gallery showpiece giving a clue to the unique framing we like to create.
It is not for sale (unless you wish to make a battleship sized offer!). However, a small number of prints are available to order and can be framed to choice. Price depending on frame.

David Shepherd OBE, FRSA

"Why is it these days that we are made to feel ashamed to be patriotic? It seems fashionable to sweep aside any symbol that represents Great Britain. I, for one, am proud to be British and I say so. We are living in an age of increasing conformity, becoming part of an ever larger international conglomerate of different countries and this means at the same time that we are surely in ever increasing danger of losing identity as an individual sovereign state."

It is with these increasing feelings of concern that I have for some time, wanted to paint a subject which conveys the period of time when the 'Great' in Great Britain, had some significance, perhaps as a symbol of power of a once great maritime nation that has gone forever. In my painting, I have portrayed HMS Queen Elizabeth coming out under full power in a stormy sea from Weymouth on excercise during the period between 1927 and 1934. She is followed by her sisters, HMS Warspite and HMS Royal Sovereign."

Print copyright Solomon & Whitehead Ltd. / David Shepherd
Frame copyright Stokesley Gallery