Tied Up for Repair. Watercolor. Signed; undated, but 1970s-1980s. Matted/framed. Unmatted dimensions: approx. 28 by 20 inches/71cm x 51cm.
Untitled. Watercolor. Signed; undated, but this is from the 1970s-1980s, most probably the latter when Ambrose was teaching at William Carey College on the Coast. Dimensions: approx. 29.75 x 22 inches/75.5cm x 56cm.
Fish Camp. Watercolor. Unsigned; undated, but 1970s-1980s. This same camp was painted many times, from this and other angles, using different colour combinations and styles (see below), which suggests it was a favourite place for Ambrose to take his coastal students. Approx. artwork dimensions (photo is of a cropped area; painting is on a full-size watercolor sheet): approx. 22 x 30 inches/56cm x 76cm.
Fish Camp. Watercolor. Signed; undated, but 1970s-1980s. Approx. artwork dimensions (photo is of a cropped area; painting is on a full-size watercolor sheet): 18 x 8 inches/46cm x 20cm.
'Keep Out'. Ink. Unsigned; undated, but probably 1980s. Approx. dimensions: 24 x 18 inches/61cm x 46cm.
Boatyard. Wash. Unsigned; undated, but probably 1980s. Approx. dimensions: 22 x 30 inches/56cm x 76cm. The artist often visited boatyards and marinas in search of subject matter, both on the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf coasts.
Tied Up. Wash. Unsigned; undated, but probably 1980s. Approx. dimensions: 22 x 15 inches/56cm x 38cm. When he ran out of supplies, my father occasionally (and annoyingly for his archivist) painted on both sides of a sheet of paper, especially when he wanted to paint alongside students. This work is on one side of the paper…
Gulfport(?). Wash. Unsigned; undated, but probably 1980s. Approx. dimensions: 22 x 15 inches/56cm x 38cm. …while this work is on the other (see above).
Old Courthouse, Gulfport(?). Watercolour. Signed; 1981. Approx. dimensions: 22 x 30 inches/56cm x 76cm (paper is white, but I didn't get a decent resolution on this one when I shot it). I am at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to identifying many of my father's works. My best guess for this that it is the Old Federal Courthouse in Gulfport, MS, but cannot verify this at the minute from the net.
Misssissippi(?) Coast. Watercolour. Unsigned, undated. 1980s-90s. Approx. dimensions: 22 x 30 inches/56cm x 76cm (paper is white, but I didn't get a decent resolution on this one when I shot it). Unsigned, untitled, undated… this is my father all over, I'm afraid. A bane to an archivist, but I understand why: when you've finished a work, your soul is spent, and signing, dating or even titling a work isn't exactly 'inspiring' by comparison - especially if you've been painting alongside students, class ends and you have to get back to campus or head home for supper...
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