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 Railway’s 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 then 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″×30″ 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 Price about £2000.
Please remember this image is my property and protected by copyright law.
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!
Comments
Awesome!
DOGGONE GOOD !
Great painting!
fantastic!!
fabulous
hehehe mike..:-))
You are an incredible artist, Mike! Wonderful work! Congrats on the feature.
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!
Sweet Art!
Wow Mike this is fantastic,the detail is perfect and the composition absolutely brilliant too! Well done on such a fabulous painting.
Jean