SNCF 231 locomotive
This is a very early railway painting of mine in acrylics from about 1974 and depicts a French Pacific locomotive as rebuilt by Andre Chapelon the doyen of steam engineers of the 20th century.
The image is too small for reproduction but is included here for interest and the fact that this was a beautiful locomotive, so typically French and I’m tempted to make a copy in oils.
I think the original of this image is somewhere in Canada or the USA because I had a very good customer in London, Ontario in those days who bought many pictures of mine of mainly American and French railways.
I would be very interested if anyone who owns one of these early works could contact me with details
mike@transportartist.co.uk
SNCF 231 locomotive belongs to the following groups:
Hand drawn or painted vehicles, Iron Horses Old and New, Powered by Steam, Realist Traditional Art and Trains
Warren Williams
I can just smell the smoke & feel the steam. great work.
Edward Denyer
Very good Mike. You have obviously always had an eye for detail. – Ted
Rasendyll
Mike, when I look at this I expect to see ‘GRA’ after your name…
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you, Rasendyll, I WAS one of the first members many years ago but I suppose I’m not much of a club person, it’s the same with the GMA bless’em, lovely lot but living down in Devon I was always a little cut off from the rest of the membership.