the Guild of Railway Artists

Roger Watt finds the physical process of putting marks on paper with graphite to be addictive, fulfilling and distinctly personal as it is a link to his father who first instilled in him the pure joy of drawing and a love of steam locomotives.

Now living in Vancouver, he has drawn for as long as he can remember and, after leaving art school, found drawing a therapeutic retreat during his career as an art / creative director in international publishing. He has long had a fascination for the effects of light on industrial metal (often railway related... indeed, one of his drawings of a steam locomotive was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2003) and, working very much "in the now", his drawings increasingly explore its atmospheric properties. Having had solo shows with the O K Harris and George Billis galleries in New York, Roger is now represented by Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts in that city, Elan Fine Art in Vancouver and The Plus One Gallery and Folio Illustration Agency in London.

Flying Scotsman at Kings Cross

This is a scene Roger photograhed in October 2022 when the locomotive was there to celebrate Kings Cross station's 170th birthday. The original artwork measures 10.5 x 13 inches.

On Track

In the same vein with this theme as: 'Sidings'. The original artwork measures 16 x 10.25 inches.

East Vancouver Sidings

Flooded container car sidings in East Vancouver. The original artwork measures 16 x 10.25 inches.

Tornado

Based on a series of photographs Roger took of the locomotive in the back yard of the NRM in 2010.

Motion

Graphite on Bristol Board, 18 x 24 inches. This is a Lima 0-6-0 I came across at the Calgary Heritage Park in Alberta in the far off days of summer 2019.

Subterrain

Graphite on Bristol Board, 11.75 x 16.5 inches. New York subway train.

Staedtler

Graphite on Bristol Board, 9.75 x 10 inches. LMS Coronation Class Pacific no. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" at Carlisle during a rail tour on May 30th 2009. Commission from Staedtler for a drawing tutorial for their website, via Folio Illustration Agency of London.

Old Number 1

Graphite on board, 17 x 12 inches. Brooks Scanlon 2-6-2 locomotive no. 1 at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, New York.

Old Number 47

Graphite on Bristol Board, 10.25 x 16 inches. Canadian National Montreal Loco Works 4-6-4 locomotive no. 47 at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Sold through the O K Harris Gallery New York.

Reclamation

Graphite on Bristol Board, 9 x 17 inches. Abandoned Baldwin 4-6-0 locomotive on the White Pass & Yukon Railway, Skagway, Alaska. Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, New York.

Do Not Climb

Graphite on Bristol Board, 18.25 x 14.75 inches. Canadian National Montreal Loco Works 4-6-4 Locomotive #47 at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Sold through the O K Harris Gallery, New York.

The Canadian 2

Graphite on Bristol Board, 9 x 12 inches. "The Canadian" before departure from Pacific Central Station, Vancouver, BC. Sold through the Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver.

Going Underground

Graphite on Bristol Board, 9.5 a 15 inches. Scene on the London Underground. Sold through the Plus One Gallery, London.

Motion2

Graphite on Bristol Board, 11 x 18 inches. Canadian Pacific "Royal Hudson" 4-6-4 no. 2860 at Squamish, British Columbia. Sold through the Curator Gallery, New York.

Times Square

Graphite on Bristol Board, 10.5 x 16.5 inches. Train arriving at Times Square Subway Station, Manhattan. Sold through the O K Harris Gallery, New York.

Step Aside

Graphite on Bristol Board, 10 x 14 inches. Displayed at Roger's New York art gallery, Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts.

Vapour

Graphite on Bristol Board, 16.5 x 10.5 inches. Canadian Pacific "Royal Hudson" 4-6-4 at Squamish, BC. Sold through the O K Harris Gallery, New York.

Sidings

Graphite on Bristol Board, 10 x 12 inches. Grain cars in sidings, North Vancouver, BC. Sold through the O K Harris Gallery, New York.

On-Track

In the same vein with this theme as: 'Sidings'. The original artwork measures 16 x 10.5 inches.

Royal Hudson

Graphite on Bristol Board, 10.5 x 17.5 inches. Canadian Pacific Railroad 'Royal Hudson' 4-6-4 No.2860.

Railroad Crossing

Graphite on Bristol Board, 9.5 x 10.75 inches. Railroad crossing view of Canadian Pacific Railroad 'Royal Hudson' 4-6-4 No.2860.

Inversion

A new concept I am exploring!

Variation

11.5 x 17.5 inches. A further development of my negative concept