MARINE ART Somerscales seldom named the ir vessels, thereby avoiding such sniping remarks! T he second picture, by D.J . H anceri , well known in the fi eld of Thames barge pai ntings had a composition I li ked well. Entitled " Follow me," we fo und ourselves looking at a barge in an East Coast ri ve r saili ng in the sun and framed by the curve of the staysail and bow of another barge astern , the deck of which fo rmed the viewpo int. It was a nice piece of composition, though when the penny d ropped and I rea lized that the barges we re on the same course, but that one had the wind on the starboard side and the othe r on the port , I did fin d myself slightl y bemused! The third picture evo ked pe rsonal memories as it showed a wa rtime convoy, with a corvette and loaded merchant ships, the nearest of which was d ipping to the sea on a typical, grey winte r's day. I contend that, had the merchant ship had any boot-topping at all , it could not have shown in that momentary condition. Yet Cdr. Rex Philips had caught the essence of the scene marvelously. Roger Dessoutter, Stuart Beck, Capt . Roger Fisher and others had pictures which one e njoyed . One excellent , if not ve ry nautical, scene reminded me of G ravesend Reach, in the T hames, on a raw November day. The man next to me att ributed it to his nati ve Mersey, but it proved to be Venice.
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The RSMA is ri cher these days fro m the sale of Charles Pear's pictures left to them fo r thi s purpose, but if it still wants its lay members, it must ensure their support . The cri tical remarks with which I opened this report may seem harsh, but it is time something was said . The RSMA is ru nning off course. J,
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