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LEN
WAGHORN
Len Waghom was born in
Greenwich in 1927 and can remember when, aged about 5, the family
doctor Dr. Argo gave him a shilling for a drawing he did of the Doctor
on a piece of his grandfather's plywood.
After an engineering apprenticeship and national service in the RAF as
an engine mechanic, he was employed by the Tothill Street Press as a
technical illustrator, eventually returning as a draughtsman,
designer, chief draughtsman at various firms in SE London, Kent and
Surrey until retirement in 1992.
Between 1951-1969 he was a member of the original design team for the
first electronic Pilot's Head Up Display (HUD) equipment installed in
the Blackburn Buccaneer & Hawker Harrier aircraft.
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A Sea Harrier of HMS Hermes
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This Painting is on display in the 'Regatta Cafe' of the
National Martitime Museum (NMM) until January 22nd 2007.
(admission free)
The Painting has received a Highly Commended award &
prize at the 7th Canvas Clubs annual prize exhibition.
The Canvas Club is the art group of the
friends of the NMM.
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He is a self-taught artist and has exhibited watercolours at the
Bexley Open Art Exhibition, Hall Place, Bexley, Kent for 20 years. He
is also a member of the Pier Art Group based in Gravesend which
displays artists work at local venues.
He is also a member of the Canvas Club, the art group of the Friends
of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. From March 2006 their work
will be on display in the Regatta Restaurant of the museum. Previously
they had their paintings continuously displayed in the Queens House
Gallery. One of his watercolour paintings of the 2003 Thames Barge
Race exhibited at the 4th Annual Prize exhibition of the Canvas Club
December 2003 received a Highly Commended Award. A 3rd prize was
awarded in 2004.
His more recent paintings have been memory-based, relating to
Greenwich going back to 1932, the River Thames and undertaking private
commissions.
Len Waghorn can be contacted on the following number -
01322 225403
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| 'Zebras' |
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Original watercolour by
Leonard C Waghorn
170 x 610mm mounted to fit a 270 x 690mm frame
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7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
164 x 580mm mounted to fit a 10 x 27 inch frame. |
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'Whale Rescue
Attempt'
21st January 2006 |
Original
watercolour by Leonard C Waghorn
165 x 715mm mounted to fit a 260 x 800mm frame |
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7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
135 x 580mm mounted to fit a 210 x 640 mm frame. |
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'Nelson's Funneral Recreation'
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watercolour by Leonard C Waghorn |
'SOLD' |
7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
238 x 385mm mounted to fit a 16 x 20 inch frame. |
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| A
Buccaneer of HMS Ark Royal |
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Original watercolour by Leonard
C Waghorn
320 x 470mm mounted to fit a 432 x 597mm frame
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7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
270 x 390mm mounted to fit a 16 x 20 inch frame. |
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| A Sea Harrier
of HMS Hermes |
Original
watercolour by Leonard C Waghorn
320 x 470mm mounted to fit a 432 x 597mm frame |
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7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
270 x 390mm mounted to fit a 16 x 20 inch frame. |
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Thames Great River Race
16th September 2006
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Original
watercolour by Leonard C Waghorn
260 x 390mm mounted to fit a 406 x 508mm frame |
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7
colour Gicl'ee Reproduction Copies
numbered & signed by the artist.
238 x 385mm mounted to fit a 16 x 20 inch frame. |
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