What do you think this says?

I thought it might say Edwards, but I didn't want to say that before in case I influenced your guesses. DH doesn't agree. Thank you for the link mymindseyedpea but he signs his name quite differently. Interesting though!

The painting came from my late grandfather's bedroom wall. It was definitely there when they bought the house in the 1960s but they could have owned it for many years before that. Almost certainly British, but no certificates, no titles, nothing on the back, and actually not much in the way of quality of materials. But there's talent, and something about the painting that I love. I'm curious.

Oh would you? That would be amazing!

Yes I realise that the chances are pretty slim but I thought it was worth asking, since we have so many people here, with such diverse experience.

Other pertinent info? Well Grandpa was born in 1905 and lived mostly in Gloucestershire, England. He was a town school headmaster so he would have had access to more culture than most of my family in those days. They moved to Surrey, England in the mid-1960s, and that is the first knowledge I have of their owning this painting. I have a photograph of it hanging on his wall in about 1966. So it could have come from either the west or the south. It is 25" wide by 14" high and is painted directly onto particle board, although it has been properly framed in wood with dovetailed joints. There are glue marks over all the back of the board, so something was originally attached to the back. It is a rather nice marine scene of waves breaking against tall, rocky cliffs, and some little sailing boats hurrying in to escape a storm brewing out at sea. I've seen similar scenes based in Cornwall.