Tom Cunliffe in a marine artist's studio

Don't you just love good marine art! Here, I visit the studio of one of Britain's finest - Colin Baxter. We look at some of his work then let him loose to tell us how he started out, and how he has developed such a high level of technical expertise. There are some lovely boats to enjoy as well…
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[@petergeen2198]

Good on you Tom, you really know how to tickle the fancy of us classic boaties. Tip of the hat to you sir.

[@snabelone]

Thanks Colin and Tom... as usual Tom you just put a smile on my face.

[@SVImpavidus]

Tom's face! Like a kid in a sweetshop! A really entertaining video thank you Tom. Sail Safe.

[@harryfloyd2702]

Good video thank Tom

[@andrewknill8652]

I have watched this episode quite a few times now - captivating in so many ways - excellent!

[@jackm4881]

Excellent artist, who has a fine hand in marine art.

[@markbailey6051]

So much beauty, thank you for the tour. You Sir are a great wordsmith.

[@earls7994]

Well, it just don't get any better than this. Well done Tom.

[@terrynorton3182]

Thanks Tom. You looked like a kid in a sweet shop! What a wonderful room.

[@dreamtimesv]

Excellent piece, thanks

[@johnwaga3702]

Wonderful video Tom. I’ve always loved pictures and drawings with a maritime theme!

[@BohemianBeatster]

BRILLIANT ARTIST....WOW!

[@jeffreysearle2996]

I was impressed with the shadows of the mast and the rigging in the painting.

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Thursday morning to you sir and your family

[@nickwebb9290]

Wonderful, thank you Tom

[@stevenwatsham5973]

I am probably in one of those paintings with my Smack Our Boys racing out of the Colne.. There are many artists who paint these classic old boats but very few that can paint them well.. Keep up the good work..p

[@davidclarke7728]

I dived on the Cecille in 1973 when I was in the BSAC , bought back memories

[@fransdriesen1311]

Very interesting.. Thanks for sharing tom...

[@ericohara2582]

Thank you Tom.

[@carldonelly2895]

I have admired Colin's work for a few years now , after visiting his gallery today i was even more inspired and amazed by the level of craftsmanship and dedication in all of his art works, a warm welcome at the door and i say to anyone with an interest in maritime art that Colin's gallery is a must .

[@858493]

Loved it thank you both

[@goodq]

Fantastic ! Thank you so much Tom for these amazing insights and videos!

[@MarbleyeRecords]

I was in Esbjerg in Denmark in 2018 when the tall ships gathered for the journey to Norway. It was a wonderful sight.

[@TermiteUSA]

Wow that place is like a candy store.

[@kennethward9530]

Every time I watch Tom’s videos I think of the quote from literature “Believe me my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

[@SirPrancelot1]

What a talented man! Thanks Tom.

[@richardkeen1996]

Great video Tom. Sue and I are lucky enough to have one of Colin's paintings. Ours is of east coast smacks racing out of the River Colne and is painted on an old Admiralty chart of the Colne/Blackwater confluence. We had no idea that he also created models as well - what a beautiful studio!!

[@johankotze42]

Thank you, sir. This was fascinating and even inspirational.

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

Art and Boats go hand in hand being creative thinking. Thank you very interesting must visit his amazing studio

[@saltybuster946]

What a wonderful artist. Nothing annoys me so much as paintings of sailing ships that are wrong, so lovely to see correct marine art. I have paintings of all my ships done by Vic Stone (Well Her Majesties ships). I must ask Colin to paint Tiffy, but I would ask for the blonde. Yours Aye, Buster.

[@JeffChorney]

Thanks for posting this has greatly inspired me to get into painting of naval ships especially the clippers. 🍁🍁👍

[@albertlabos8400]

My tutor at the School of Navigation in the Minories, London was the Second Mate on the Herzogin Cecilie so I know a great deal about her.

[@jerrytugable]

Hi Tom, thanks for the video. There are a few bits of the Herzogen Cecilie in the Salcombe Maritime Museum (which punches above its weight) and I am told the remnants of the wreck are still there in the bay.

[@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns]

Will make sure I visit the museum next time I'm in Salcombe. Thanks. Tom

[@mekkhafid9266]

Just Amazing

[@alvessail4718]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevenwatsham5973]

Where is the studio Tom?

[@maheshwareswar9969]

Hello , could you please let me know where I could buy these kind of models?

[@markuswunsch]

I really wonder why no one is building something like a barque or hermaphrodite brig anymore. These were amazing ships. I mean today you see ketches, schooners and Falcon/DynaRig superyachts but no models combing fore-and-aft rigged sails with square-rigged ones. So my dream is still to build a modern-classic hermaphrodite brig one day.

[@jerrytugable]

Lack of skilled shipwrights and sailors. We don't have a pool of men with the aptitude to call upon. Not only would the crew wages make it uneconomic, even if you could find them, but basic things like blocks and wire are mainly used on leisure and training vessels today, and the prices are probably 10 or 20 times more, in relative terms, than 100 years ago. Not to mention riggers' hourly charges... I think many people would love to see big square-riggers carring cargo, including me, but I can't see how it would happen. The City of Adelaide, similar to the Cutty Sark, is rotting away for lack of funding so newbuilds just seem like fantasy at this point, sadly.

[@arupamdeherder9489]

Hi Tom, l left message with the video about the Baltic trader, you may find it with your reply to harbour dog. I would love a reply if possible. Arupam de Herder.