{"product_id":"steve-camps-b-1957-boys-under-the-boat-oil-on-board","title":"Steve Camps (b.1957) - Boys Under The Boat - Oil on Board","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSteve Camps (b.1957) - Oil on board\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e“Boys Under The Boat”\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compact and characteristically humorous painting by Steve Camps, showing two black whales swimming beneath a three-masted sailing ship. A striped lighthouse stands on the distant shore while the purple sky, bright blue sea and simplified bands of colour give the scene the direct, folk-art quality associated with Camps’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe circular format is especially effective, concentrating the composition into a porthole-like view. The two whales fill the lower half of the painting, their open red mouths and white teeth adding the dry humour suggested by the title, \u003cem\u003eBoys Under The Boat\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhales, boats and imagined Cornish seascapes form the most recognisable strand of Camps’s work. This small tondo brings those elements together in an appealing and highly distinctive example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steve Camps (Cornish, b.1957)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Boys Under The Boat”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupport:\u003c\/strong\u003e Board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower left\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 cm diameter (7.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 cm diameter (10.2 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Presented in a circular wooden frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Camps was born in Cornwall in 1957 and worked as a builder for most of his life. A longstanding collector and dealer in antique pictures and frames, he began painting after retiring in February 2023. Entirely self-taught, Camps quickly developed a distinctive naïve style centred on whales, boats and imagined Cornish coastal scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented by Sailors Jail Gallery in Falmouth, his paintings have developed a strong following and earned him the affectionate title “The Prince of Whales”. His unexpected emergence as an artist has attracted national newspaper and television coverage, while his personal story and distinctive marine paintings have also become the subject of a developing film project. His work is recognised for its bold simplicity, dry humour and highly individual maritime imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54372515643730,"sku":"CBA-336","price":445.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/1100080565.jpg?v=1787588340","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/steve-camps-b-1957-boys-under-the-boat-oil-on-board","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}