Tim Johnson's Virtual Gallery

Highlands

timjohn7 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:19:38 +0000

Vic & Leila Ackermann’s house in Wildwood Forest, Highlands, North Carolina. We spent an idyllic 2 weeks there at the start of Fall 2010.

Highlands II: Watercolour 305 x 455

Melissa’s Mountain Escape

timjohn7 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:13:08 +0000

The second of my Carolina paintings; Melissa Galt’s house in Wildwood Forest, Highlands. A birthday gift to her.

Melissa's Mountain Escape: Watercolour 455 x 305

Song of the South

timjohn7 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:04:13 +0000

I’ve just returned from a great trip through North and South Carolina and besides the 100s of photo references, I took time to do a few watercolours.
Here’s the first “Song of the South”

Song of the South: Watercolour 455 x 305

HM Bark ENDEAVOUR Careened

timjohn7 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:57:38 +0000

HMB ENDEAVOUR Careened

Oil on Canvas (1200 x 800mm) 1 January 2010

Commissioned by Professor Niels C. Pedersen of Davis, California.

The painting depicts the historical scene at the mouth of the (now) Endeavour River in North Eastern Australia (Cooktown) where Captain James Cook beached the bark ENDEAVOUR to effect repairs to her hull after grounding on the Great Barrier Reef in June 1770.

The Rescue of the HELEN B. STERLING

timjohn7 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:42:59 +0000

Helen B. Sterling

Oil on Canvas (1200 x 760mm) 9 November 2009

Commissioned by CMDR Mick Harris of the Royal Australian Navy, this painting depicts the rescue of the crew and passengers of the schooner HELEN B. STERLING by HMAS MELBOURNE in 1922.

It’s Fixed

timjohn7 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:20:40 +0000

“It’s Fixed”: Oil on Canvas (1016 x 762mm) 31 August 2009
A retirement gift to Warrant Officer I Bruce Tosh after a hugely successful career in the South African Navy

Oyster Bay Morning

timjohn7 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:32:52 +0000

Oyster Bay Morning: Oil on Canvas (1500 x 500) 1 July 2009

SATS GENERAL BOTHA

timjohn7 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:18:13 +0000

SATS GENERAL BOTHA

Oil on Canvas (1016 x 762mm) 28 June 2009

SATS GENERAL BOTHA (ex-HMS THAMES) was a training ship for the South African Navy between 1922 and 1942. This painting of the ship was commissioned by the Board of Trustees of the General Botha Old Boys Association.

Lake Malawi

timjohn7 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:59:30 +0000

Lake Malawi

Acrylic Ink on Arches 300gsm Paper (510 x 360mm)
I used my new Master G43 airbrush to do this little study of sunset over Lake Malawi. The brush worked flawlessly!

Oyster Bay

timjohn7 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:59:03 +0000

Oyster Bay

“Oyster Bay” Oil on Canvas (1016 x 762mm) 21 March 2009
Owner: Keith Mutch
Keith has a beautiful beach house in Oyster Bay. This is a view from the house.