Miscellaneous

This is a small assortment of one-off drawings and paintings that are otherwise difficult to classify.

Watercolour still life of a set of gaily painted wooden stacking toys, "Still life with toys," by William Walkington in 1983
Still life with toys
Still life watercolour with toys, 19.5 x 18.5 cms, signed John Walkington and dated 1983. Private Collection.

A pencil drawing of a hand holding a pencil, poised above an empty page of my block, "La page blanche," by William Walkington
La page blanche
"Self-portrait" pencil drawing, 20.5 x 29.5, unsigned and undated. Private Collection.

Pencil drawing of an abandoned hearth in a house that has seen better days, "Old fireplace," by William Walkington in 1977.
Old fireplace
Pencil drawing, 22 x 19.5 cms, signed John Walkington and dated 26th March 77. Available.

Circular watercolour of a clipper ship with all sails deployed, navigating a calm sea, by William Walkington in 1983.
A clipper ship
Watercolour, diameter 11 cms, signed J.W. and dated 1983. Private Collection.
One of a set of circular paintings commissioned by Jean-Pierre Cougnot ("Impact") for the decoration of portholes of his bar.

La nymphe des cannes
Watercolour, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.
Although this painting is on the page "Réunion Island Sugar Cane Harvest," it could be classified quite differently!

Watercolour of an imaginary landscape with bushes, trees, mountains and clouds, "Paysage imaginaire," by William Walkington
Paysage imaginaire
Watercolour, 33 x 23 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

A watercolour of imaginary red fish-like beasts swimming in shallow water, "Amphibiens," by William Walkington
Amphibiens
Watercolour, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.
As far as I can remember, these are fictional creatures.

Space Cat (Patchie)
Watercolour, 29 x 39 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.
Although this painting is on the page "FR Fauna," it could be classified quite differently!

Watercolour of a small house in tropical vegetation overlooking an ocean at sunrise, "Le Sud Sauvage," by William Walkington.
Le Sud Sauvage
Watercolour, 22 x 30.5 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Available.
Although inspired by the architecture and scenery of Réunion Island, this is fiction.

Watercolour of an open air exhibition, "Manifestation de l'UDAR à Champ Fleuri, Saint-Denis, Réunion," by William Walkington.
Manifestation de l'UDAR à Champ Fleuri, Saint-Denis, Réunion
Plein air watercolour, 24 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Available.
This was painted at an open air exhibition of the Union des Artistes de la Réunion (UDAR).

Abandoned Book Illustration Project

The following paintings were for a Scottish theme children's book project that we decided to discontinue. Without a real story the illustrations became full of clichés and the only interest that remained was vaguely autobiographical: In the characters that are portrayed an attentive viewer might occasionally recognise my Aunt Rosemary, Anne-Marie, Faye, Scott, myself, or even our favourite poodle Sooty...

Watercolour of a kilted man throwing a hammer, and people watching, "Hammer throw at Highland games," by William Walkington.
Hammer throw at Highland games
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of a girl, boy and a poodle meeting a shepherd with his dog and sheep, "Meeting a shepherd," by William Walkington.
Meeting a shepherd
Watercolour, 24 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of a girl and boy riding horses near two highland cows in ferns, "Meeting Highland cattle," by William Walkington.
Meeting Highland cattle
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of a girl and boy with a poodle watching a stag near a burn, "Meeting Scottish red deer," by William Walkington.
Meeting Scottish red deer
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of a fisherman and lobster creels beside two boats at harbour, "Meeting a sea fisherman," by William Walkington.
Meeting a sea fisherman
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of a man in waders fishing in a wide river near a stone arched bridge, "Trout fishing," by William Walkington.
Trout fishing
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

Watercolour of people watching kilted bagpipers and drummers playing music in a street, "Pipe band," by William Walkington.
Pipe band
Watercolour, 24.25 x 34 cms, signed Walkington and undated. Private Collection.

A missing painting?

Should you possess a watercolour that you cannot find here but you think should be on this page, please refer to the section about missing paintings in "Other Information."

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