ace of hearts, still life on the casement by d.g.shields
a still life with a jug of flowers, bottle, glass, staffordshire spaniel, tennis ball and ace of hearts on a graffiti decorated casement at shornemead fort.
acrylic on re purposed canvas 2023
by dg shields
painting size w 575mm x 425mm
shornemead fort, a wild beautiful and inspirational location on the shoreline of the river thames on the edge of shorne marshes and higham saltings.
shornemead fort was built in the 1860's and was the third incarnation of a fort on the site. built to defend the thames from hostile attack it was in use until 1950 when it was demolished due to safety fears caused by subsidence.
the site is now a nature reserve.
