RNLI volunteer David Gillingwater is the artist behind Oilskins: A Portrait of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Crew. At the time of writing Lifeboat, the exhibition was just getting under way in the Suffolk town’s Garage Gallery

David has been painting his fellow crew members in oils since October 2017, and was looking forward to showing his work in the space. ‘The gallery makes you feel like you’re in the wheelhouse – you’ve got the natural soundtrack of the sea. And with the paintings there, you feel like you’re surrounded by the crew; like they’re protecting you. That’s what they do, and that’s what I’m trying to get across.’
See more at RNLI.org/oilksins.