Boat Paintings And Sketches

A collection of artistic and creative paintings and pencil sketches from some of my photographic work. Ever since I was a child I have always loved sailing, boats, canals and the sea. I find there is something very magical and peaceful when calmly cruising along a canal or being propelled on a sailboat with nothing more than the power of the wind. I am equally mesmerised by the power of the ocean and the bravery of the sailors who undertake global circumnavigations putting themselves at the mercy of the mighty and unforgiving seas in the southern ocean. As a child I often went to visit large ships and sailing yachts that were visiting Liverpool docks and I always craved the excitement of a life at sea exploring new places and distant lands. Unfortunately my application to several shipping companies as a ship officer didn't even get me an interview but my passion for sailing and boats has never faded and these days I find life on a canal boat or walking the coastal areas or along the canal towpaths a therapeutic escape from the stresses of life.

A Walk On The Canal
Dog taking a gentle stroll along the canal towpath next to a moored up canal boat
canal boat towpath dog walk grand union drawing black and white sketch art finlay buchanan
Luxury On The canal
Black and white sketch of a fully equipped canal boat with all the home luxuries.
canal boat water sketch drawing pencil black and white grand union canal moored
Mad Hatter Canal Boat
Who really lives on this boat? Is the owner as crazy as the name suggest?
mad hatter canal boat grand union canal boat painting art water
Boat Life On The Canal
A painting of an old and battered boat still serving as the home of someone seeking the peaceful life on the canal
canal boat grand union painting art water moored
Boats At Work
A gas fuel boat delivers bottles of gas to boats on the Grand Union Canal in this black and white drawing
fuel delivery boat gas drawing pencil art canal working boat grand union
A Winter Walk
A canal boat moored up on the Grand Union Canal on a cold winters day in this water colour painting
winter cold canal boat cool trees towpath moored walk painting artistic art grand union canal
The Homely Boat
A pencil sketch of a houseboat on the Grand Union Canal with a beautiful selection of pots and plants
boat canal grand union houseboat sketch pencil art
Safe And Secure
As the world passes by the canal boat sits safely moored up in a calm and peaceful part of the Grand Union Canal in Hertfordshire
canal boat moored canal peaceful tranquil grand union hertfordshire boat water
Canal Scene On The Grand Union
A painting of a tranquil setting on the Grand Union Canal in Bulborne, Hertfordshire
grand union canal painting canal boat bulborne hertfordshire art
High And Dry, Low And Wet
Boats at various stages of flotation in this black and white harbour sketch from Jersey in the Channel Islands
boats jersey harbour channel islands black and white sketch pencil sea sand moorings
The Colourful Harbour
Fishing boats protected from the harsh sea by the harbour wall in Jersey
art colour boats harbour sea sand fishing boat finlay buchanan photography jersey channel islands painting artistic
Awaiting The Storm
As a winter storm closes in on the island of Jersey, this Jersey fishing boat remains safely protected by the harbour wall.
jersey boat storm art painting sea fishing boat harbour protected
Tired And Battered
Old and well used fishing boat continues to reliably go to see and provide a livelihood despite its aged appearance
boat sea fishing jersey harbour sand j375 moored channel islands painting watercolour finlay buchanan photography

Finlay Buchanan Photography

Boat Paintings And Sketches