When Lou Bonamarte attended a one-man show of watercolors by John Pike 40 years ago, he realized that watercolor did not have to be a timid medium. Inspired by this discovery, he pursued watercolor painting with a passion and has become a virtuoso of the medium. Through the use of pure vibrant color, his paintings [...]
Bernd Braatz was born in 1954 in Berlin, Germany. After an education at a primary school and high school he started his professional training as a boat-builder. Until 1979 he worked in a boatyard where he built rowing boats. There he came in contact with all kinds of aquatic sports like rowing, sailing, water skiing, [...]
Don Braben began painting ships at an early age, growing up on Merseyside when Liverpool was a major seaport. Born in Wallasey in 1937, he contemplated a career at sea but decided to pursue studies in art and graduated from Art College with teachers’ qualifications and later a Master’s degree. Don’s art teaching career took [...]
Albert L. Bross, Jr. (1922-2013). Al studied at the Art Students League in New York City with Frank Vincent DuMond and G.W. Bridgeman McNulty. His paintings are not purely documentary, but an effort to convey his interpretation and understanding of nature. His land and seascapes are begun outdoors and then finished in his studio. Al’s works [...]
Working primarily with traditional oil and linen in the techniques of the old masters, Bob is known for his ability to paint water and his vast knowledge of sailing ships. For the most part, Bob’s work is photorealistic, created in his studio located on a small island on Puget Sound in Washington State where he collaborates with leading marine photographers worldwide.
Known for years as an award-winning wildlife artist, Michael Budden has shifted his interest to painting landscapes, seascapes, and still life with a focus on capturing light and design. Using a painterly approach, his subject matter ranges from his native state of New Jersey to observing and painting directly from nature whenever possible, and intense study [...]
A self-taught artist, June Carey has been painting in oils for more than 20 years. Her early inspiration came from visits to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. At age 12, she displayed her first work. June has developed a unique style, incorporating both intense color and dramatic light effects, setting her work [...]
Robert Carter claims that his genes are well soaked in salt water as his father was a shipwright and naval architect and his grandfather was a master mariner on British sailing ships. Growing up on the foreshores of Sydney Harbor, he developed what became a lifelong interest in maritime affairs. Robert has always had a [...]
A graduate in Business from Central Washington State University, Chambers followed his family’s 120-year legacy of shipbuilding by turning to the creation of half-hull models in 1973. Hoping through his art to help “preserve this nation’s rich maritime heritage,” his pieces can be seen at numerous east and west coast yacht clubs, the Peabody Essex [...]
James Bowman Consor summons the moods of nature with his personal narrative of the unassailable dignity of the sea. His affectionate regard for the sportsmanship of yachting and racing events coalesces into scenes of startling vivacity. Consor’s skilled interpretation of the sea as a romantic realist follows in the traditions of England’s marine masters, Wylie, [...]