‘Landing Day’ is the third original watercolour painting created for the ‘Paint the Town Proud’ project. Working from the brief ‘Fisherman’s Families’ I wanted to leave the series on a hopeful note, depicting women and children welcoming their fathers and husbands home on what was known as ‘Landing Day’.
I wanted to include children in this piece to show the excitement and anticipation of seeing their father after such a long time. I spoke to some close family members about these feelings and even included a quote from my cousin describing the smell of the first hug with her dad. It was a mixture of ‘engine oil and fish’ but she loved it as it meant he was home. This painted such a vivid image in my head which I have tried to capture.
The quote at the top of the painting was found in a local history book In which a fishermen described the sense of excitement felt when arriving back at the docks. He said they would always sing ‘It’s Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town’ as they passed the lock gates.
‘Landing Day’ is the third original watercolour painting created for the ‘Paint the Town Proud’ project. Working from the brief ‘Fisherman’s Families’ I wanted to leave the series on a hopeful note, depicting women and children welcoming their fathers and husbands home on what was known as ‘Landing Day’.
I wanted to include children in this piece to show the excitement and anticipation of seeing their father after such a long time. I spoke to some close family members about these feelings and even included a quote from my cousin describing the smell of the first hug with her dad. It was a mixture of ‘engine oil and fish’ but she loved it as it meant he was home. This painted such a vivid image in my head which I have tried to capture.
The quote at the top of the painting was found in a local history book In which a fishermen described the sense of excitement felt when arriving back at the docks. He said they would always sing ‘It’s Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town’ as they passed the lock gates.
