Vincent Killowry Maritime ART

(48c stamp issued to commemorate the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race Waterford 2005)

This ship is a replica of the original Dunbrody built in Quebec in 1845. She was built as a cargo vessel and also fitted with bunks to help accommodate Irish families seeking a new life away from the famine in the late 1840’s. The replica ship is moored in New Ross and is open to visitors throughout the year. Built from wood, she is 176 feet long and has a sail area of over 10,000 square feet.

The ‘Eagle’ was built in 1936. She is operated as a training ship by the US Coast Guard Academy. Eagle is a very large vessel which accommodates approx. 175 cadets and instructors. She is almost 300 feet long and has a sail area in excess of 21,000 square feet.

(60c stamp issued to commemorate the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race Waterford 2005)

The Tall Ship ‘Tenacious’ is the largest wooden hulled Tall Ship in the world. Tenacious was specifically designed and built as a sail training vessel for physically disabled people to be able to work independently alongside able-bodied crew. She is operated by the Jubilee Sailing Trust. Tenacious was constructed between 1996 and 2000.

EIRCOM CALLCARD

During her construction, I was commissioned by the Jeanie Johnston Project chairman to paint the ship as I imagined it would look when completed.

The completed painting was subsequently used to produce the Eircom callcard shown above.

Jeanie Johnson

On the left is an example of a private commission I received to paint the Jeanie Johnston as it would have looked on one of her voyages to the new world. The sky ahead of the ship is bright and contrasts with the dark sky behind the ship. This symbolises the dark times left behind and the hopes of a better future for the weary passengers aboard.

(Private collection, Ireland.)

Polly Woodside

Shown on the left is another example of a private commission I undertook. This painting is of the Polly Woodside, a steel hulled barque built in Belfast. She served most of her life between Australia and New Zealand. She is now a floating museum in Melbourne.

(Private collection, Ireland.)

Irish Stamp products reproduced with the kind permission of An PostŠ

Issued 4th July 2005

Issued 19th March 1999

Issued 19th March 1999 

Issued 19th March 1999

Issued 9th March 2000