Paintings by 'glesca artist' (Read 70,998 times)

[glesca artist]

June Quigley purchased a mounted print of my painting "Saturday Night at Bridgeton Cross - 1950's" as a 60th wedding anniversary gift for her in-laws who lived in Colvend Street, Bridgeton, for the first 20 years of their marriage.

[glesca artist]

Isobel and Gary Meek, from Livingston, West Lothian, treated themselves to a mounted print of my painting "Saturday Night at Parkhead Cross - 1950's".

[glesca artist]

MOUNTED PAPER PRINTS of my original paintings make an excellent, cost effective, gift for family and friends.

Have a look through the previous pages to see a painting you would like as a print.

The mounted prints are designed to fit a 40cm x 30cm (approx. 16" x 12") photo frame and have an aperture size of 25cm x 20cm (approx. 10" x 8"). Each mounted print comes sealed in a transparent sleeve.

Mounted paper prints are available for £20 each. Postage and packaging within the UK costs an additional £2.50 and prints are sent via Royal Mail first class post.

Mounted paper prints can also be picked up from my home in Hamilton to save on P&P costs.

[glesca artist]

This atmospheric and nostalgic view of "A Foggy Evening At Glasgow Cross" is typical of Glasgow Cross in the 1950's. It was painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 508 x 406 mm (20” x 16”) and it is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by glesca artist, William M. Neilly, in December 2011.

The conductor of service number 15, standard hex-dash tramcar, prepares to flip the bow as the tramcar reverses at the crossover at the junction of Gallowgate and London Road. Service number 15 will then travel eastwards along Gallowgate to Parkhead Cross. The coronation tramcar, service number 9, is travelling eastwards along London Road to Auchenshuggle via Bridgeton Cross. Glasgow Cross railway station occupying the central island behind the coronation tramcar closed in 1964 along with the low level railway running beneath Argyle Street. The Mercat Building is just discernable through the fog on the right behind the railway station. Tolbooth Steeple, built in 1626 and the last remnant of a former Town Hall and prison, is just visible towering above the standard hex-dash tramcar.

[glesca artist]

Edinburgh architect William Adam designed the "Old Parish Church, Hamilton" on classical lines and resembling an Italian Building. Except for some minor details the church is substantially the same today as when built in 1734. The church graveyard contains some of the remains of the Covenanters.

I painted the "Old Parish Church, Hamilton" from a photograph taken by me in January 2006. It was painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 508 x 406 mm (20" x 16") and it it is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in December 2011.

[glesca artist]

Robert Harvey, Rutherglen, treated himself to this original acrylic painting of "Hingin' oot A Windae".

[glesca artist]

Robert Harvey, Rutherglen, treated himself to this original acrylic painting "Washday Blues". This nostalgic painting of weans playing in the backcourts of Glesca tenements during redevelopment of the area in the late 1950's and the early 1960's is typical of times past.



Robert wrote: " ........it was nice to meet you. Thanks for the paintings. They are brilliant."

[glesca artist]

Hamilton Palace (North Front circa 1919) was painted using various old photographs as reference. It was painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 508 x 406mm (20" x 16") and it is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in February 2012.



The Hamilton family lived in Cadzow Castle whose ruins are to be found in the High Parks. By the turn of the 16th century they moved lower down into the valley beside the River Clyde where they built a new house that was later to become the Palace of Hamilton and one of the most outstanding Ducal Palaces in Britain. Around 1730 the fifth Duke of Hamilton had William Adam prepare plans for the reconstruction of the North Front which contained all the main rooms. Adams plans were not fully implemented until 1824 when the tenth Duke of Hamilton built the new North Front three storeys high, adorned by a portico comprising a double row of solid stone Corinthian colums and surmounted by a lofty pediment. He also fitted out the palace with gas lighting and a supply of pure water from a storage tank located at his hunting lodge, Chatelherault. The tenth Duke also built Hamilton Mausoleum between 1844 and 1854. His Majesty King George V and HM Queen Mary were received and entertained at Hamilton Palace in July 1914 when they visited to open Hamilton Municipal Buildings. Extensive mine workings under the palace grounds caused widespread subsidence and the fourteenth Duke and Duchess of Hamilton were advised to evacuate the palace and move to another home. They chose Dungavel House five miles south of Strathaven. The Hamilton Trustees decided to demolish the palace and in 1922 the palace grounds were sold to the Town Council. By 1932 all that remained of the once noble building was an area of rubble. The new Hamilton Palace Retail Park was built on the palace grounds.

[glesca artist]

Well calamity, ah've already shown "Young at Heart" wi' Doris Day and Frank Sinatra and of course, "His Majest O' Keefe" wi' Burt Lancaster and Joan Rice.

Perhaps my next paintin' o' Brigton Cross will hiv Anthony Quinn oan the Billboard, especially fur you.

[norrie]

Hi Glesca artist, I liked the one of the cat, sounds as if he had a nice life when he moved in with you
Good to see that your getting some sales
Bye for now, norrie

[glesca artist]

I painted "Chapmans Corner" using acrylic on canvas board measuring 406 x 305mm (approx 16" x 12"). It is protected with two coats of gloss varnish.

My painting shows Chapmans public house at the corner of Main Street and Farmeloan Road, Rutherglen. Rutherglen Town Hall can be seen in the background. Four boys are playing fitba' in their Rangers and Celtic strips whilst locals go about their business.

Robert Harvey, Rutherglen, thought my painting was brilliant and treated himself by purchasing the original.

[Webmaister]

Smashing Glesca Artist.
A long narrow pub is Chapmans.

[glesca artist]

A photograph of Dalmarnock House taken in 1870 by Thomas Annan was used as reference for my painting of Dalmarnock House 1870. The painting using acrylic on canvas board, measuring 406 x 305 mm (approx 16" x 12") is protected by two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in November 2012. Click on thumbnail to obtain full view full sized photograph of Dalmarnock House.


Dalmarnock House was built in Dalmarnock the Greater and it is shown, along with several other mansion houses in the area, on the 1773 map of Glasgow by Charles Ross. In 1784 John Gray sold Dalmarnock the Greater to his son-in-law, Thomas Buchanan and his son, John Buchanan of Ardoch, improved Dalmarnock House by renovating the frontage and by adding wings to the original mansion house. When Thomas Richardson published his map of Glasgow in 1795 a second Dalmarnock House had been built, in Dalmarnock the Lesser, by the Woddrop family. The two Dalmarnock Houses were located on either side of Dalmarnock Road immediately above Dalmarnock Ford and less than 400 yards (375 metres) distant from each other. Their lodge houses stood opposite each other on Dalmarnock Road at Allan Street.

Dalmarnock House, in Dalmarnock the Greater, was demolished around 1910 and the site cleared for the construction of Dalmarnock Electric Power Station in 1913. The other Dalmarnock House survived until around 1936 when it was demolished to make way for new housing in Woddrop Street, Allan Street and Dunclutha Street.

[glesca artist]

An image available from Glasgow University Library (MS Murray 636) which shows the bridge in 1827 was used as reference for my painting, Dalmarnock Bridge 1827. The painting using acrylic on canvas board and measuring 406 x 305mm (approx 16" x 12") is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in October 2012. The bridge is viewed from Rutherglen and looks upstream towards the meadow, used for cattle grazing, on the north bank and in the grounds of Dalmarnock the Lesser estate where Dalmarnock House owned by the Woddrop family is located. The people on the boat are crossing the river to the walkway leading to the other Dalmarnock House on the Greater Dalmarnock estate. Click on thumbnail to view full sized photograph.



The first bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow to have a flat road surface was built by the Road Trustees in 1821 at Dalmarnock. The bridge comprising eight spans was constructed of timber and located adjacent to Dalmarnock Ford. It is the furthest up river of any of the city's bridges and it links Dalmarnock with the Royal burgh of Rutherglen on the south bank of the river. Coal from Farme Coal Pit in Downiebrae was transported across the bridge and the Road Trustees had power to levy tolls from carts, carriages, cattle and persons on foot using the bridge. They built Dalmarnock Tollhouse in Dalmarnock Road opposite Springfield Road in 1820 to collect the tolls. The Tollhouse was only recently demolished as part of the re-development of Dalmarnock by the Clyde Gateway project.

A replacement eight span timber bridge of similar design was built in 1848 as the supporting timbers of the original bridge were founded on sand causing the bridge to become like a switchback as the timber supports gave way. This bridge was also replaced with the present five span bridge built in 1891 close to the site of Dalmarnock Ford. The present bridge was refurbished in 1997.

[glesca artist]

My painting, Dalmarnock Tollhouse shows how the tollhouse may have looked in the early 19th century with carters stopping to pay their dues after crossing the new Dalmarnock Bridge built in 1821 by the Road Trustees. The tollhouse, famous for its chimney above the front door, was latterly used by Glasgow Corporation Transport and also as a doctor's surgery. It stood at 556 Dalmarnock Road opposite Springfield Road and was only recently demolished as part of the Clyde Gateway project.



The painting using acrylic on canvas board measuring 406 x 305mm (approx 16" x 12") is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in September 2009.

[glesca artist]

My painting Dalmarnock Ford shows how the ford may have looked in the early 19th century prior to 1821 when the first bridge was built. The painting using acrylic on canvas board measuring 406 x 305mm (approx 16"x12") is protected with two coats of gloss varnish. It was signed and dated by me in October 2009.



Since Roman times there was a ford across the River Clyde close to where Dalmarnock Bridge stands today. The earliest history of Dalmarnock is strongly associated with the ford and in medieval times it was probably used by the masons who helped build Glasgow Cathedral as they travelled to and from Rutherglen. The river was so shallow at this point that it was possible to wade across its sandy bottom.

The construction in 1901 of the Glasgow Tidal Weir, east of Albert Bridge, not only stabilized the upstream river banks but created a deep, wide channel of water through Glasgow Green and beyond.

[scotyankee]

Glesca artist ,I tip my hat to you ,your paintings are great,and I liked the wee bit of history that came with them,keep up the good work.

[glesca artist]

Thanks for the praise scotyankee, it's very much appreciated. I'm glad you also like the snippets of local history that accompany my paintings.

[bettyb]

Just Brilliant as usual.

bettyb

[glesca artist]

Bridgeton Central Railway Station was opened in 1872 by the North British Railway Company. The two-storey, seven arch frontage is flanked on both sides by four-storey, Grade B listed, tenements which were designed by Thomson and Turnbull in 1897 for the North British Railway Company. Bridgeton Central was the terminus for the Balloch and Helensburgh services which ran on the City and District line. The station closed to passengers in 1979 but remained in use as a depot until 1985 when the station building was then converted to mixed commercial and residential use.

I originally painted this scene in December 2006 from a GlescaPals black and white photo. I had just taken up acrylic painting so my first effort left a lot of room for improvement. I painted the scene again in January 2013. Hopefully you can see the difference and improvement in my work.




My painting, acrylic on canvas board measuring 406 x 305mm (16" x 12", shows Glasgow Corporation Transport filing past the railway station around 1960. Electric trolley bus, service number 106, en route to Bellahouston from Riddrie/ Millerston, is turning into Bridgeton Cross. It is followed by service number 46 motor bus en route to Castlemilk from Cranhill. Coronation Mark I tramcar, service number 9, en route to Auchenshuggle from Dalmuir West is directly in front of the railway station. The station entrance is just visible to the right of the tram.