water n.
a colourless, odourless liquid

Yet water, particularly a water surface, has so many wonderful effects which are often taken for granted, or not even noticed, by those whose very existence depends on it in everyday life...

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Bill Pike lives and works in Berkshire, England.

The images on this site have been produced by scanning 35mm transparencies using a slide scanner. The colours and quality of the images may not therefore be representative of the original paintings.

My next show, "WAVES and WAKES", is scheduled to run from Sat 12th April until Sat 10th May at the Katharine House Gallery, in The Parade, MARLBOROUGH, Wiltshire, SN8 1NE. For further information, ring The Gallery, which is open Tue-Sat, on 01672-514040.

The Severn Bore on a Misty Morning at Minsterworth

Size: 1.22m x 0.81m Medium: Oils on Canvas

June to July 2003 Exhibited: 26, 28

Quite astonishing to see this series of tidal waves for the first time as they come out of the mist on a calm morning in September, accompanied by people on surf boards and kayaks! Here at Minsterworth, the wave can be seen building up to a greater height on the inside bend of the River Severn.

The Severn Bore on a Misty Morning at Minsterworth (map)

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