A Snowy Newcastle Quayside – my watercolour painting (just finished)

  

Newcastle Sandhill, Quayside and Tyne Bridge – my oil painting

  

Newcastle Swing and Tyne Bridges – my watercolour painting

  

Newcastle Sandhill, Quayside and Tyne Bridge – my oil painting (just finished)

  

The Iconic Tyne Bridge at Sunset – my acrylic painting.

Newcastle Quayside

My watercolour of Newcastle Quayside, looking East. In the foreground is the Swing Bridge with the Tyne Bridge and the Sage Concert Hall, behind.

The Bridges of Newcastle

A watercolour showing the several bridges over the River Tyne between Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead.
First is the High Level Bridge opened by Queen Victoria in 1849, comprising two levels – one for road traffic and the top for trains.
Next is the Swing Bridge, opened in 1876; this is a road bridge swinging through ninety degrees to let large ships pass.
Then the single span Tyne Bridge, a road bridge, opened by King George V in 1928.
Finally, you can just see the Millenium Bridge opened in 2001 by Queen Elizabeth ll. This last bridge, for pedestrians, pivots on an axis and is often called ‘the blinking eye bridge’.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tall Ships Carnival

Painted in acrylic this depicts the Tall Ships Carnival spectacular light show, on the River Tyne at Newcastle when it last hosted the Tall Ships race.
The Baltic Gallery can be seen lit up in pink. To the right can be seen the ‘Blinking Eye’ Millenium Bridge and The Sage music and conference venue. Further right the iconic Tyne Bridge, the Swing Bridge and behind which is the High Level road and rail Bridge. All along the river were moored, various types of sailing vessels.