Lucky paintings for the High Sea

Dof Subsea recently bought two of Jeremy Holton’s paintings as gifts from the Godmothers of two vessels being named in Singapore.  The ships were built in Vietnam and the Godmothers came from Norway for the ceremony.  

The ceremony and the gifts are very important as they confer luck on the vessels and seamen are superstitious for good reason, as it can be a dangerous job.

Jeremy was given three days to get the paintings delivered safely from Perth to Singapore.  With the assistance of Pack & Send Jeremy got the paintings there in time for the ceremony.

The captains were very happy with the paintings which are now hanging in the vessels somewhere on the high sea.


The lion in the foreground gives good luck







‘Moonglow’ by Jeremy Holton oil on canvas 120 by 100 cms
“Our summers here in Western Australia are really hot.  The soil over the Darling Ranges escarpment is poor lying thinly over great granite boulders which store the day's heat.  As night comes the Doctor dies down and all is still and quiet except for the scratching of small marsupials and the faint tap of a distant kangaroo paws against the dry soil as it hops across the landscape.  The cooling moon rises and the rocks give off their heat to the clear dark sky patterned with stars.  The air is so dry that it cools quickly and I shiver as the night animals come to visit.”

‘Moonlight’ by Jeremy Holton oil on canvas 120 by 100 cms
‘This is the second in a series of paintings of moonlit views of the Darling Ranges escarpment.  If you have been there you will recognise the winding tracks, rounded granite boulders, sparse straggly trees and armies of black tree grasses, burnt by fire and marching with their spears raised in silent salute.  Waiting for the night when they will be free to roam again across this wild and beautiful place.  Beware for there are things here that you do not understand.’