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The Portfolio builds….

The Crosby and Liverpool collections have both been expanded since 2024, and here are some of the additions:

This the Everton Library – as it used to look. Nowadays the building lies in ruins, with windows broken and weeds growing all around. Very sad, but my picture remembers it in the busy, useful days.

This is the old Blundellsands Hotel in Crosby, which is now, alas, just a block of flats. The B/S [as it was known locally] was for many the first place they stole a kiss or bought a drink!

Here is my depiction of the Pump House and dry dock in Liverpool, taken from a view at the top of the Hotel opposite.

You can obtain signed prints of my work by emailing me at philpellow@gmail.com. You can copy and print them, but please consider a donation to the Mark Edwards Foundation at http://www.markedwardsfoundation.org. Many thanks, and I’ll be back again soon.

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Some New Paintings – in All Three Collections

I’ve been busy lately in the Crosby, Liverpool and Everton FC collections, so here are a few pieces from the last couple of years.

This is the sign by the entrance to the Bramley Moore dock, where the new Everton Stadium is being constructed. Copy and use the image if you wish, but please consider a small donation to the Mark Edwards Foundation.

http://www.markedwardsfoundation.org

The original is available, framed A2 on heavy duty water colour paper – email me at philpellow@gmail.com for exorbitant price, free delivery on Merseyside.

We visited the Hope Street Hotel recently for a friend’s birthday and I was taken by the view from the upstairs balcony adjoining the meeting room – so I’ve painted it, in ink and watercolour. The original is sold, but framed limited edition signed prints [of 40] are available for just £20 from Daisy’s in College Road, Crosby, or by post via philpellow@gmail.com.

You can copy and paste if you wish, but please consider a small donation at http://www.markedwardsfoundation.org.

This Foundation is named in memory of my stepson Mark, who sadly passed away from cancer when only 44 yrs old, leaving a wife and three young daughters. The Foundation helps young people with their sports activities, giving grants to assist with club fees, kit, competition entries and other expenses. Check the website News page to see some of the youngsters the Foundation is helping.

I’ve done so many pictures of buildings in the Crosby/Waterloo area of Merseyside, where I live, and framed signed limited edition prints of these can be found at Daisy’s in College Road, Crosby L23. One of my favourites is the Marine Pub, where Marine FC of Crosby was originally founded.

Here is another local pub [bit of a theme going on here!] – The Crow’s Nest in Victoria Road.

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My Paintings

When I retired from the Civil Service at the age of 70, I had no specific plan for my future – after nearly 50 years in work at home and overseas, I took the view that enjoying travel, TV and Film, and my beloved Everton FC would be more than enough to fill my remaining days.

About four months later, my son Steven, now residing in the former family home, found some old ink drawings of mine when clearing out the loft. On holiday at home and abroad, I recalled that I used to enjoy making pictures of buildings and views, portrayed in indian ink, and Steven had found some of the old pictures, about 25 years old, when clearing out the loft.

I saw the old pictures, and this ignited a passion which has never since left me.

There was, however, more. I had enrolled in a watercolour painting class run by Sefton Council, and it became apparent to me that there was a marriage to be made here: the ink drawings and water colours.

So it was that my new passion was aroused. My painting career was launched.

It’s more of a draughtsman career than an artist/creative career. I will leave it to others to decide upon its type.

At the time of writing there are several groups of paintings in my portfolio. On this page are some examples from the Liverpool Collection: views from in and around the City. There is also the Crosby Collection of 29 pieces and about a dozen centred around Everton Football Club. You can buy limited edition framed signed pictures at Daisy’s in College Road Crosby, or by email direct via philpellow@gmail.com.