Curling on the Pond II show_depth She was built in Setubal

She was built in Setubal in 1901 and retired from fishing in 1969

While poverty drove him to paint it also held him back

The couple are joined but Doris dog is separate

and perhaps the simple necklace is a present

Curling on the Pond II show_depth She was built in Setubal"I often paint another of the same composition to try out ideas that emerge when painting the first that way neither is lost. Viewers can decide which they prefer; for me, it can be either, depending on how successful these changes are. Broken tones between the orange and blue are used to achieve a 'calmness' in the cool, wintry colour scheme." Ian MacIntyre