Maritime art and artists
Ten incredibly rare chart drawings that show in stages the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, a defining moment in the creation of England’s maritime identity, have been saved from export in January 2021
“Simon Lewty & The Nereids” is a collaboration between The Lettering Arts Trust and Art First. The exhibition features major works by Simon Lewty, and is accompanied by individual depictions of the mythical Nereids created by 26 artists represented by the Lettering Arts Trust. Simon Lewty’s mastery of the calligraphic, the palimpsest, graffiti and scripts [...]
Two forthcoming solo shows of the east coast artist, James Dodds, have been announced. James Dodds – ‘The Work of Human Hands’ opens at M E S S U M S W I L T S H I R E and runs from 23 October – 29 November. From there it moves to M [...]
Painting onto wood Fife cutters Tuiga, Moonbeam III & Moonbeam IV If you want something very unique and boaty then check out these maritime miniatures from Brittany-based artist Dominic Pérotin. Inspired mainly by classics – both workboats and yachts, she creates works that remind slightly of icons, though there is no gold-leaf involved. [...]
An exhibition of the watercolours of JMW Turner has just opened at Mystic Seaport museum in Connecticut. In partnership with Tate-London, from October, 2019, to February 23, 2020, Mystic Seaport Museum presents J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from Tate, a major exhibition drawn from the renowned Turner Bequest of 1856, the vast legacy of art donated to [...]
Marine artist and sometime boatbuilder Jamie Dodds’s latest exhibiton began on October 3 at National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, in Falmouth. The exhibtion, called Wood to Water, showcases large paintings and lino cuts and focuses on Cornwall and the working boats of Falmouth. "It gives me great pleasure to be showing my linocuts and paintings in [...]
An installation artwork using lines of light predicts the effect of sea level rises at an arts centre on North Uist in Scotland's Outer Hebrides islands. The installation uses LED sensors running lines across buildings and the landscape to show how much of the land would be underwater if sea levels rise in the way [...]
A visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London is always a treat and yesterday, in Rm 23, we found this arresting painting, of Sir James Brooke, The (1st) Rajah of Sarawak, 1804-1868 The painting is by Sir Francis Grant - oil on canvas, dated 1847 Not much is given at the NPG but Sir [...]
Living in Australia it was inevitable that Colley Whisson would turn his brushes towards the sea. (His great grandparents sailed to Australia in 1910 on board the Corinthic bound for Hobart, coming from Whissonsett in Norfolk. ) His career spans 30 years during which time he has perfected the swipe of the flat head brush [...]
