Preparations for D-Day, 1944 (oil on canvas)

A coastal scene looking out to sea with an island on the left horizon. In the central foreground tanks line up for loading on board ship, through gaping red metal doors opening into a dark hold. On the right there are seven bell-tents, more tanks and a small group operating a smoke-screen generator. Beyond a central bank of trees the sea is covered with receding lines of ships in camouflage colours with a line of barrage balloons in the sky on the left. Small boats move between those at anchor and in the centre-right there is a tug-boat pulling a string of bailey-bridge pontoons. Southampton Water, Hampshire, England, UK