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In 1976, whilst a student at Cambridge University, I was fortunate enough to be selected to compete in the Oxford and Cambridge varsity Boat Race on the Thames in London. In the 1990s the alumni of both universities, most of whom were in the 40s and 50s started competing against each other as 'veterans' (now called 'masters') and every year participated in a 3-way regatta with Aniene Rowing Club in Rome (many members being ex-Olympic oarsmen). The location of these regattas rotated from Rome to Cambridge tp Rome to Oxford, etc. These were very popular events and I participated in them several times in the late 1990s early 2000s.
This painting is a depiction of a race on the Tiber River (del Fiumi Tevere) in Rome between Cambridge (light blues) and Oxford (dark blues) veterans over a 600 metre course leading down to just east of the Ponte Sant' Angelo, seen here with the Vatican City in the background from the Ponte Umberto 1. I remember that it was a frantic sprint lasting 1minu...

Award-winning artist, Richard Harpum, paints in a realist style, paying meticulous attention to detail. His medium of choice is acrylics on canvas or board but he also uses oils and paints watercolour florals. Richard's primary focus is landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes and gardens but he also paints portraits, still lifes and florals. The effective use of light is a key ingredient to all of Richard’s works and he spends a great deal of time before starting a painting in selecting a composition that provides both drama and contrast. Born in Bromley, England, in 1951, Richard has had a passion for drawing and painting from a very young age. As a youngster, he was always drawing and became a prolific painter after he received an...