The Pilot Boat at Work (Signed) (Original)

Artist: John S Smith
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 28" x 13" (720mm x 330mm)
Date: c. 1979
Signature: Signed by artist lower left
Code: SmithJSPilot2LL

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by John S Smith.

A Pilot boat cuts through a rough sea while the pilot himself boards the freighter ship he will guide into harbour. A large and detailed painting in John S Smith's inimitable style.

From an as yet unidentified issue of Look and Learn, probably late 1970s. Note art was once folded down centre for mailing and has been reinforced.

• 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.