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A sailing ship painted on a glass trawl float.
I think these were painted by a man from North Ronaldsay.
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Could this be the work of Willie Thompson of Neven, North Ronaldsay? See Life in the Orkney Islands - photographs by Chick Chalmers (1979) page 46.
Added by Sandy on 01 November 2011
Willie O Nevan did a lot of painting on the old glass floats
Added by Alastair on 01 November 2011
I have 3 postcards of his in this similar style.
Added by Roy Sinclair on 02 November 2011
Yes, this sailing ship was painted by my grandfather Willie Thomson from Neven, see also picture #25988. He painted hundreds of sailing ships on floats, various shapes of bottles, paper and even flower pots. Many of the people that visited him always left with the gift of one of his paintings. Today they have been put on china mugs and plates for the benefit of the North Ronaldsay Trust.
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Added by Jean Tulloch on 08 January 2012
North Ronaldsay
