Blockade

A second piece in my World War One maritime series is now complete. I wanted to capture mood and texture rather than make it a straight ship portrait, so I chose a wave top view from a distance.

The subject is the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea. The presence of a large fleet of British warships in the North Sea prevented German maritime trade for the duration of the war and kept the German High Seas Fleet bottled up in harbour for almost the entire war.

Blockade, The Grand Fleet in the North Sea 1916