The rum bottle is the earliest that is still in existence from 1830. The Wellerman here is a gnarly old sea dog, of course carrying the sugar, tea and rum.Īll are period 1830s objects that they may have carried sugar and tea in. Hamish researched the art using images from the time of the whaling station in New Zealand near Dunedin, that the Wellermen were taking supplies to and from, as employees of the Weller Brothers. The old New Zealand sea shanty was recently made famous as a chart topping hit by Nathan Evans in the UK, but a little known fact is The Irish Rovers recorded this way back in 1977 in New Zealand for a TV show. From the new album ' No End In Sight', release date Jan 9th 2022. Original illustration with minor Celtic art decoration by Hamish Burgess, a piece commissioned by George Millar, founder of the legendary Irish Rovers, for ' The Wellerman' single in 2022, as a digital release available now.

THE IRISH ROVERS 'THE WELLERMAN' © Hamish Burgess 2021. ORIGINAL CELTIC ART BY HAMISH BURGESS, RECENT WORKS Workbook' (Volume 2) - see bottom of page. Illustrations, commissioned pieces, original celtic tattoos, temporary celtic tattoosĬar! For a forward for renowned celtic artist Courtney Davis' latest 'Celtic Tattoo Recent works have included album covers, book He regularly spends time in theĪncient Celtic areas of Britain, Ireland and Europe, studying ancient works of Celtic art, and visiting other artists. Coming from Celtic stock (Scottish), and livingįor many years in a Celtic area of Britain (Cornwall), he has a love of Celtic art and music instilled in him, producing Celtic artwork in different media, photographyįrom the Celtic Lands, and playing the bagpipes. Own Celtic art, traditional and modern, in various mediums. He continues the ancient practice with his Hamish Douglas Burgess, also known as Jim or Seumas, is an artist living on the island of Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands. Events start with a tour locally on Day 1, Conference Days 2 & 3. He is humbled to be included among stellar artists and archaeologists from around the world, speaking about their work, displaying artworks and doing demonstrations. Down, Northern Ireland, the final resting place of St.Patrick himself. Hamish Burgess will be a speaker, and exhibiting The Celtic Art of Hamish Burgess at the International Day of Celtic Art Conference on June 8-11th in Downpatrick, Co.

Feel free to scroll down and look at my artwork, but a more concise shop for my art prints is now open at T he shop is open to view, but orders are closed until Hamish gets back to Maui.Īpologies, but my Etsy shop HamishBurgessArtist is now closed, due to ludicrous security rules imposed by Etsy. A CELTIC ART GALLERY - THE CELTIC ART OF HAMISH BURGESSĪloha folks.

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