Welcome to Grey Funnel
About Us
Grey Funnel is a 'bricks and mortar' gallery in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight run by Adrian Rowe who has been selling paintings, prints and books since 2010. The shop was opened in 2019 after some upgrading and refurbishment of the previous bookshop. We are located just off the main shopping centre of Regent Street and a short walk from the railway station.
The shop was built on land originally owned by Vice Admiral Thomas Wren Carter (1789-1874) and so Grey Funnel (an informal name for the Navy) was an apt choice of name.
Dazzle Camouflage
Some of our display stands and outside walls of the shop have been decorated with a traditional dazzle camouflage pattern. Dazzle was invented by Norman Wilkinson, who was a well known marine artist, and was used on ships during the First World War.
Island Artists
We have paintings by Mervyn Pearson, Deryck Foster RSMA, Richard Grant, Cavendish Morton RI, HonROI, Malcolm Winter AGAvA and Martin Swan RSMA,
Image: Barge Leaving Yarmouth. Original watercolour by Martin Swan
Modern British Artists
We have original works and prints by some of the leading Modern British and Post War artists including Norman Wilkinson RSMA, Dame Elisabeth Frink RA, Ken Howard RA, Mary Fedden RA and Sir Terry Frost RA.
Image: Sennen Beach by Ken Howard RA
