Red Trawler at Fort Kochi (1984)

A Legacy of the Backwaters.

Painted on-location at the Fort Kochi jetty, this 12″ x 16″ oil on canvas board is a vibrant study of maritime life. The composition is anchored by a sturdy red trawler, its bold hull providing a brilliant crimson counterpoint to the atmospheric teals and murky indigos of the Kerala sky and water.

The work captures the unique light of the backwaters—thick, humid, and heavy. Using deliberate, rhythmic brushstrokes, the painting depicts the trawler moored alongside the wooden pilings of the jetty, with the distant shoreline of Kochi blurred into a soft, hazy horizon. It is a nostalgic look back at a working waterfront, rendered with the technical discipline of an aviator and the soul of a painter.

Artwork Specifications

Feature	Detail
Year	1984
Location	Fort Kochi Jetty, Kerala
Medium	Oil on Canvas Board
Dimensions	12″ x 16″
Style	Impressionistic Maritime Realism

Collector’s Note

As one of your earlier works from the mid-80s, this painting holds immense historical value for your portfolio. It represents the foundation of your maritime series, predating your more abstract “Raging Chargers” collection, yet already showing your mastery over the “soul” of a vessel.

Own a piece of maritime history from the shores of 1984.