The Railway Paintings of
The paintings of Philip D. Hawkins FGRA.
This is a selection of Philip's work, which, over time will be rotated with new and existing paintings to reward your return visits with a broader appreciation of the range of his work.
'Summer Saturday At Snow Hill'
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 54" x 36"/137cm x 91cm
- Private collection - Shropshire UK
The demise of Birmingham Snow Hill station was slow and undignified, main line services ceased in 1967 and local trains gradually disappeared until the last single railcar left for Wolverhampton in 1972. This painting beautifully portrays the station during the 1950's when Brummies and Black Country folk would travel in their thousands by train to enjoy their annual holidays by the seaside. 'The Cornishman' headed by a 'Castle' class 4-6-0 No.5070 'Sir Daniel Gooch' arrives to a packed platform 7. A 'Prairie' tank slides into platform 5 with a northbound local train.
This picture is now available as a Limited Edition print from www.quicksilverpublishing.co.uk
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 'Twilight of the Twenties' |
 'Wolverhampton Rendezvous' |
 'Pendolino - Heading North' |
 'Morning Rush' |
 'Barber at Bilton' |
 'Carlisle Citadel' |
 'Express Freight - East Coast Style' |
 'Steam in the Valley' |
 'Battle at Brickyard Crossing' |
 'Sunday Diversion' |
 'Crewes Finest' |
 'Southern Pacific' |
 'Night Wolf' |
 'The Yorkshire Pullman' |
 'Duchess of the Night' |
 'Into the Night' |
 'Footplate' |
 'Waiting in the Night' |
Please go to the contact page or click here if you would like to talk to the artist regarding these paintings, prints or even a commission of your own idea.
Many of Philip's paintings, not all of which are shown here, are available as high quality prints from either the Quicksilver Publishing website at: www.quicksilverpublishing.co.uk or The Guild of Railway Artists website at: www.railart.co.uk. Please visit their online shops to view the range available.
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