RNLI200 marked with limited edition prints
Penlee Deputy Launch Authority and Penzance-based artist Trevor Thorne remembers drawing his first lifeboat for a poster competition as a ten year old boy in 1969 and he still has the Blue Peter Competition Winner badge to prove it.
Trevor has also worked with specialist Giclée printer Monkey Puzzle Repro Art at Porthtowan and Penlee Coxswain, Patch Harvey to produce limited edition prints to support fundraising for the Penlee Lifeboat.
The prints are available in two sizes and there will be a maximum of 200 produced of each. They include the names of the present crew members and operations team at Penlee. Every print will be co-signed by Trevor and Patch.
Trevor said, "I wanted to produce something to recognise RNLI200 and the wonderful crew and boats we have at Penlee. Luckily it turned out to be one of those paintings that felt right from the moment I worked out the composition. The title ‘From out of the Gloom, Salvation’ came to me one day while I was painting so I quickly wrote it down to ensure I didn't forget."
The original painting will be exhibited at the Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery during Trevor’s latest exhibition 'Fleeting Moments’ from 25 May – 7 June 2024 and the proceeds from its sale and his other paintings in the show will be donated to the Penlee Lifeboat.
The prints are available from:
Penlee Lifeboat Station, The Strand, Penzance, TR18 5HW 01736 369246
Or directly from Trevor on 07585 792329 Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @trevorthorneart
Penlee RNLI is based in Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 5HW. The volunteers crew an all-weather Severn Class Lifeboat the Ivan Ellen (but currently have a relief lifeboat Volunteer Spirit while Ivan Ellen is being serviced) and a B class Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat the Mollie and Ivor Dent. The Penlee Lifeboat has a rich 200 years history of saving lives at sea.
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Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
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