A well known watercolourist specialising in ships and seascapes, his works are often recognisable as much by the deep colour and quality of the waves he painted as by the ships themselves. This painting has those qualities.

Born in Liverpool, he studied at Liverpool School of Art (1888 - 1900). He exhibited at RI (Royal institute for Painters in Watercolour), the Walker Art Gallery - Liverpool and the RCamA (Royal Cambrian Academy) of which he became President in 1937. He was also president of other art institues including the Liverpool Academy of Arts and the Flintshire Art Society.