Jack’s paintings encompassed a broad range of subjects from seascapes, landscapes, portraits and still life during his lifetime, but his main passion was the sea and the tall ships that sailed on them.
The tall ship gallery you are about to view will also give you a little general history about each tall ship including dimensions, general cargo carried and any known facts about the fate of the vessel. Learn a little maritime history and experience an age of peril and adventure which, like so many things of the past, have almost disappeared into obscurity.
 Cutty Sark - Tea Clipper 1869 - Gross Ton: 963 tons, Net Ton: 921 tons, Length: 212ft 5in, Breadth: 36ft, Depth: 21ft. Cutty Sark was renamed Ferreira in 1895 and remained so until 1922. After 1922 she was used as a stationary training ship until her retirement. |
 Dawn Sky - Size: 18 x 24 Original Painted: 1987 - Cospatrick - Blackwell Passenger vessel circa 1856 Gross Ton: 1200 tons, Net Ton: ? tons Length: 190ft, Breadth: 34ft, Depth: 23ft. Cospatrick was gutted by fire in 1874 while on a voyage to Auckland and sunk two days later, the 2nd mate and 2 able seaman were the only survivors. |
 Dual Crossing - Oil on Canvas - Size: 32 x 36 - Leander (right) Middlesex (left) - Leander - Tea Clipper: 1867 Gross Ton: 886 tons, Net Ton: 848 tons Length: 210ft, Breadth: 35ft 2in, Depth: 20ft 7in. Leander was broken up in 1901 - Middlesex - Pass/Cargo: 1874 - Gross Ton: 1824 tons, Net Ton: 1742 tons Length: 268ft 4in, Breadth: 38ft 8in, Depth: 23ft 6in. The Middlesex was lost at sea in 1896. |
 Falls of Halladale - Size: 24 x 32 Original Painted: 1989 Falls of Halladale - General Trader 1886 Gross Ton: 2026 tons, Net Ton: ? tons Length: 275ft 2in, Breadth: 41ft 6in, Depth: 23ft 9in. Falls of Halladale was stranded off the coast of Victoria, Australia in 1908 and was a total loss. |
 Harbour Rest - Oil on Canvas - Size: 26 x 32 Original painted 1990 - Old Kensington - Jute Clipper 1874 - Gross Ton: 1817 tons, Net Ton: 1777 tons Length: 262ft, Breadth: 42ft 1in, Depth: 23ft 8in. Old Kensington was retired from the register in 1909. - Collingwood - Wool Clipper 1872 - Gross Ton: 1064 tons, Net Ton: 1011 tons - Length: 221ft 1in, Breadth: 34ft 8in, Depth: 22ft 4in. The Collingwood was sunk by a german submarine on May 12th, 1917. |
 Moonlight Runner - Oil on Canvas Size:18 x 24 Original painted 1990 - Garfield - Tea Clipper: 1882 - Gross Ton: 2347 tons, Net Ton: 2290 tons - Length: 299ft 8in, Breadth: 41ft 2in, Depth: 24ft 8in. The Garfield was abandoned on fire in 1895. |
