
My grandfather carved this ship from wood, probably in the early 20th century. It had no masts so I put the the bamboo sticks into it when I was young and I was going to try and put sails on it. It has thin strips of cardboard nailed on along the sides. I painted it up because it was so shabby.
This was a watercolour sketch I’d done about 4 years ago and I’m mourning the fact that I could still draw and paint neatly.

A lovely little painting. I thought it was the real thing until I read your description. Do you still have the boat?
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Yes it’s upstairs, I’m glad I’ve got it. He was a carpenter and carved things like altar rails.
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