Painting The long chip

Watercolor painting by British artist Douglas E. West depicting a long chip from the edge of the green under the watchful eye of a group of fellow golfers in early 20th century golf.

Douglas West was born on December 31, 1931 and passed away on May 9, 2007. He studied at the Sidcup School of Art in Kent.
Much of his work is influenced by the strong themes of pre-World War II, including the style of the advertising artworks, and much of his work reflects the atmosphere of the time.

He worked in advertising for Dorlands, an advertising agency in the West End, but was soon forced to do his military service in the army, after which he became a freelance artist, contributing mainly illustrations for boys’ newspapers. In the fifties he was an illustrator for the comic strip Chips.

He spent the last 20 years of his life in a village on Dartmoor, had regular exhibitions in the local town of Tavistock and sold at The Mayflower Gallery. He mainly did watercolors because it was his favorite medium, but he also did some oil painting.
Douglas West was a big fan of Sherlock Holmes all his life and also a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. His hobbies were model railroading and airship travel.
Gavin West (son)