Weighing Anchor: An Artist At Sea Onboard HMS Argyll And Tireless

Granted rare access to join HMS Argyll and the submarine HMS Tireless on active deployment Jules George has created an extensive body of new artwork inspired by these experiences, which is now on display for the first time. Recording a world closed to most, his work reveals an interest in the activities of the crew as they undertake everyday routines as well as the immediacy of the moment and the timelessness of the sea itself.

Among the themes within the exhibition are a series of paintings which record his deployment in HMS Argyll to the Falkland Islands. These poignant works make connections to the war in 1982 and the earlier battle of the Falklands in 1914, the centenary of which is marked on 8 December 2014. IIn contrast to the wide-open seascapes of the Falklands, his paintings of the submarine Tireless reveal the close inter-relationship between the crew and their boat.