Midland Railway Single 1896
Arguably one of the most graceful locomotives ever to have run on rails this class of 4-2-2 express engine designed by Johnson and built at the Midland Railways works at Derby were further enhanced by the wonderful Crimson Lake livery.
The single driver enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the 1890s due to the recent development of the steam sander which helped adhesion on starting from rest but growing train weights led designers to revert to coupled wheel-sets, but lacking the fricton of coupling rods the single had a superior free running capability which made for economy on coal.
Painted for a client in acylics on board 20”x30” about 8 years ago, today I’d use oils to exploit the colour of the loco and fade off the distance more and perhaps soften the smoke.
Commissions? E-mail mike@transportartist.co.uk Prices start at £1000.
Midland Railway Single 1896 belongs to the following groups:
Hand drawn or painted vehicles, Iron Horses Old and New, Oil Painting, Painters In Modern Times - TWO PER DAY, Powered by Steam, Railway Art and Photography, Realist Traditional Art, Shameless Self-Promotion, This is England, Trains and United Kingdom Available for sale asGreeting Cards
Marvin Tunstall
Awesome!
secretagentman7
DOGGONE GOOD !
Stephen Thomas
Great painting!
Tara Turner
fantastic!!
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous
DreamGirl
hehehe mike..:-))
pat gamwell
You are an incredible artist, Mike! Wonderful work! Congrats on the feature.
Mike Jeffries
Thanks very much you kind people, I hope my love of railways has struck a cord with perhaps someone who has never even seen a steam engine, let alone heard or smelt the steam and smoke.
Not that I have had the pleasure of actually seeing a Johnson Single in the flesh, I’m pretty old but not THAT old!
Jonathan L Green
Sweet Art!
Aquarelle
Wow Mike this is fantastic,the detail is perfect and the composition absolutely brilliant too! Well done on such a fabulous painting.
Jean
Colin Cartwright
Stunning painting, Mike! The details realism and colour, are superb. If this was a camera snapshot, you’d have hundreds of comments.
LuciaM
One fantastic Painting. Congratulations on the front page feature. :)
Franklin Lindsey
What amazing for real talent you have. Fantastic image.
sundawg7
Major congratulations Mike for having this exceptional image featured on Home Page. That indeed is a feat. Superb painting of this ‘ol classic. Needless to say I faved it pronto. >< Ron
Edward Denyer
Excellent Mike, excellent. – Ted
Mike Jeffries
Well thanks everyone for the response to this image, I think people must have an eye for the older type of steam locomotive whereas the more modern ones just appeal to the average railway buff.
Steven Agius
Stunning work !
Mike Jeffries replied
Thanks Steve, seen your work but couldn’t see any where to leave a comment.
Warren Williams
Just one word “Excellent”
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you Warren, a man of few words but I like it!
DonDavisUK
Stunning work Mike.
Mike Jeffries replied
Many thanks Don, I like your Big Ben by the way.
TREVOR34
Thrown back in time . . . .so good to see stuff like this, it makes the anorak worth wearing! Great stuff
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you Trevor, nice to know there’s another anorak out there.
AmandaH
Awesome paint work… :o)
Mike Jeffries replied
Thanks Amanda, you’re most kind.
RajeevKashyap
Wonderful work
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you very much, Rajeev.
Mike Jeffries
Yes, they look a cheerful pair and yourself too, do you read a lot ?
brisdon
Hello Mike Jefferies, One outstanding solid painting with a great style.
Baird Risdon
Rasendyll
Wonderful work Mike
tonyswaby
Nice work Mike…T