Stoking up the Engine (Original)

Artist: John S Smith
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 11" x 9" (270mm x 230mm)
Date: 1978
Code: SmithJSCFMLocoLL

This is the unique original Watercolour painting by John S Smith.

This is the original artwork from Look and Learn, no. 854, 27th May 1978. A charming illustration of a locomotive of the Canterbury Meat Company (New Zealand), which at the time of drawing had been recently restored after giving 89 years of service.

The locomotive was designed by Dubs and Co. of Glasgow, Scotland.

• Artist Biography
  John Stephen Smith (1921 - 2010; UK)
  John started drawing from an early age and he went to art school just prior to World War II when he was called up and joined the Royal Navy. He served on the Cruiser HMS Niagara on the Malta and Russian convoys. After the war he continued his art studies and career.
  
  His work has been commissioned by most shipping companies and railway companies and his art has been used by many leading publishers in the UK and USA.