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Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ship, SS TERRA NOVA, sailing from Simon's Town, South Africa en route to Antarctica via New Zealand in 1910.
Commissioned and owned by Dr Sydney Cullis.


TERRA NOVA: THE ARTIST’S TALE

When commissioned to paint Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ship TERRA NOVA leaving Simon’s Town in 1910 I had some interesting but enjoyable challenges to resolve.

This paper documents the process I followed to produce the painting.

THE COMMISSION

I was commissioned by Dr Sydney Cullis to paint TERRA NOVA leaving Simon’s Town on 2 September 1910 en route to Antarctica via New Zealand. I was asked to include Admiralty House and the British Hotel (where the officers and men respectively were accommodated). A later addition was HMS MUTINE, a survey sloop which was the only manned ship in the approaches to the harbour on the day.

The requested dimensions were approximately 420 x 297mm (A3) and I very soon realised tha...

Maritime Art & Portraits I've been painting since childhood, but full-time since 2001. Having served in the South African Navy for 26 years, there is a strong Maritime emphasis in my work. I paint ships and the sea, as well as portraits. Many of these are of Naval Officers, commissioned as gifts or farewell commemorations. But there's more! I love interesting buildings and the way people interact with them, so there are some of those too. I've also started a new project deconstructing food & fruit, to keep a smile on my face. I live and paint in Fish Hoek, near Cape Town in South Africa. I teach small art groups twice a week and paint most other days. Life doesn't get much better! 22 August 2015: Update: I received a...