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Get your very own original painting

GlescaPal William is offering pals all over the world the
opportunity to buy their very own Glesca paintings,
painted by him from his studio in Scotland

.Acrylic paints on Canvas board - 3 sizes available

Large	40cm x 31cm	(16" x 12")
Extra large	50cm x 41cm	(20" x 16")
Very Large	61cm x 46cm	(24" x 18")

Turn your favourite photo into a large original acrylic painting to mark that very special occasion.

· Glesca Street Scenes

· Landscapes

· Portraits

· Family Pets

Finished paintings are sent to you unframed allowing you to fit a frame of your own choice.

Contact William at his studio with your subject idea or street photo.
Or simply choose one of William’s favourites from his portfolio of completed works.
Examples of William’s paintings can be emailed to you on request.
Prices start from £45 plus P&P and are negotiable dependent on size and complexity of subject.
See some examples of William’s work below.

painting of
“Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, 1954”
and is William's rendering of “Saturday Night” by Don Breckon. This is an atmospheric and nostalgic painting of Bridgeton Cross in 1954. The number 26 tramcar, en route to Burnside, passes the Umbrella as pedestrians and other traffic deal with rainy conditions. “Young at Heart”, starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day is showing at the Olympia ABC picture house in the background.
I painted this scene using acrylic on canvas board measuring 50cm X 41cm (20” x 16”) in February 2007.

Old Photograph

Painting Dalmarnock Bridge

I painted this scene from a black and white photograph published on the GlescaPals website. The view, in the east end of Glasgow, looks north along Dalmarnock Road from the Rutherglen side of the bridge. It is a vibrant and nostalgic scene of the number 26 tramcar crossing Dalmarnock Bridge, Glasgow, in 1960, en route to Burnside via Scotstoun. The tramcar is followed by a lorry and a Glasgow Corporation motor bus. In the background is the electric power station which has now been demolished as part of the redevelopment of the Dalmarnock area. The red sandstone tenements, located behind the bus, survived bombing of the electric power station during World War II (1939–45) and are still standing today. The Boundary Bar public house was located at the corner of the other tenement building forming the junction with Birkwood Street and Dalmarnock Road. Painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 500 x 400 mm (20” x 16”), the painting is protected by a minimum of two coats of satin varnish and was signed and dated by the artist, William M. Neilly, in December 2006.

Parkhead Cross, Glasgow,
circa 1960

This is an atmospheric and nostalgic painting of Parkhead Cross, Glasgow, circa 1960, after “Parkhead Cross” by John M Boyd. It is painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 508 x 406 mm (20” x 16”). The painting is protected by two coats of gloss varnish and was signed and dated by the artist, William M. Neilly, in April 2007.
Looking west along the Gallowgate, Springfield Road is to the left and immediately in front of the Morris Minor estate car in the foreground. Duke Street is to the right from which a number 1 tramcar emerges en route to Dalmarnock from Scotstoun West, via Springfield Road.

The number 30 tramcar from Dalmarnock is about to turn into Duke Street en route to Blairdardie in the north west of the city. The pedal cyclist is turning into Westmuir Street and the red sports car is heading along Tollcross Road. Two coronation tramcars are coming along the Gallowgate towards the Cross from the City Centre. Pedestrians are crossing the wet road safely in the knowledge that the tramcar behind them is about to make a sharp left turn into Duke Street. The couple in the foreground seem dressed for a night at the Granada picture house, located in Duke Street, a few metres on the right behind the number 1 tramcar.

Old Photograph
Tram & Buses
at Bridgeton Cross

Painting

“Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, 1960” is an original painting based on the black and white photograph of TrolleyBriX from GlesgaPals photo above. I painted this scene using acrylic on canvas board measuring 400mm x 300mm (approx. 16” x 12”), in December 2006. It is a vibrant and nostalgic scene of Glasgow Corporation transport filing past Bridgeton Central railway station, located in London Road. The number 106 trolley bus, en route to Govan, is turning into Bridgeton Cross. It is followed by the number 46 motor bus en route to Castlemilk. The number 18 Coronation tramcar is directly in front of Bridgeton Central railway station.