Evening Call at Tobermory

This is a small (10x8 inch) impressionistic painting of the 1955 'Claymore' approaching Tobermory on an evening run.  I am always intrigued by reflections, and how these enhance the appearance of a ship and a scene.  In addition to her routine duties, the 'Claymore' sometimes undertook cruises from Oban, or special runs to Tiree and Coll (e.g. at the time of the Tobermory Games).  Latterly she also made a Saturday afternoon/evening run to Coll and Tiree with cars and passengers.  She usually carried about 5 cars on the foredeck, but could (probably) double that number by using the tween-deck.  Even so, it was a very small quantity, and, as demand grew, her capacity had to be supplemented by the cargo-vessel 'Loch Dunvegan'.