Two seagulls get an up-close look at you through a ship’s porthole in this humorous original acrylic painting. A large gull stares straight out with wide yellow eyes and a big yellow beak, while a smaller gull perches on a post beside him, looking just as suspicious. Another gull wheels through the storm clouds behind them, above a choppy green sea. The bolted frame is painted in weathered olive and verdigris, giving it the feel of old brass battered by salt water.

Painted by Tony Brown and sold at Hope Cove Gallery in South Devon, this painting captures the cheeky character of the gulls anyone who has eaten chips on the harbour will recognise. It’s a lovely gift for seaside lovers, sailors, and bird fans, and it adds a bit of humour to a hallway, kitchen, bathroom, or nautical-themed room.

It comes ready to hang. If you like it, look out for Tony’s other porthole paintings, including the single seagull and the seal.

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