Beautiful stuff to look at in lockdown, your fave sea artists.

[steve yates]

I follow some amazing artists on instagram, and thought it would be worth sharing their sites, as admiring their work can pass a pleasant few hours.

Lets see yours? with a link please. Must capture the sea or boats, or it could get messy.

Ruth Brownlee

Roseanne Barr

Emma Whitelock

Someone who I can't remember, but will come back and fill in when I do

And in photography, a friend of mine, Margaret Soraya (though I notice her prices have risen considerably since I last looked )


Enjoy

 

[Hacker]

Jamie Medlin
Jamie Medlin Marine Artist - Marine art - Yacht Paintings - Cornish Seascapes

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Emil Nolde

I didn't really expect him to be on Instagram, seems I was wrong...

 

[johnalison]

Emil Nolde

I didn't really expect him to be on Instagram, seems I was wrong...

I'm a great admirer of Nolde, in spite of his character deficiencies.

Hokusai's 'The Wave' is magificent in its detail but perhaps a bit obvious. I'll have to go for Charles Brooking and Van de Velde the younger. I'm afraid the Brooking is a bit small.

 

[Poignard]

I think Edward William Cooke is my favourite. Lot's of accurate detail.

 

[kaj]

One of my favorites is Adolf Bock.

Here he is depicting the approaches to Helsinki, at the Harmaja (or Gråhara) lighthouse.

This will, btw, be the venue of the 2020 12mR World Championships, postponed to 2021.

Another favorite is Henrik Tikkanen, depicting the stage and clubhouse of the organizing club.

 

[Linguistine]

Hi - a bot of a tangent from this type of nautical art but I have been doing some abstract collage work made from old charts @Linguistine on instagram, would be great if you can take a look. I have put them up for sale, have made at least 10 framed so far, this Cov-19 has stopped all my work!

 

[Rafiki]

Kaj,
Is that the clubhouse on a small island in (one of) the Helsinki harbours? If so It is one I have visited for a very good meal - a business trip rather than a sailing trip I'm afraid. I would love to sail there when we are allowed ! but you do have quite a short season don't you.

 

[kaj]

Kaj,
Is that the clubhouse on a small island in (one of) the Helsinki harbours? If so It is one I have visited for a very good meal - a business trip rather than a sailing trip I'm afraid. I would love to sail there when we are allowed ! but you do have quite a short season don't you.

That's the clubhouse, within one NM of the city centre, main Market Square and the Presidential Palace.

Our waters are icefree from usually April to December . The sailing season is from late April (cold water, rather much sunlight) to late October (relatively warm water, less sunlight). Midsummer (late June) to early August is high season.

 

[doug748]

Bit big this image....Martyn Mackrill:

Courtesy Martyn Mackril:
Martyn Mackrill

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[prv]

I like Robert Carter's work on the last days of the sailing cargo ships. I have his book "Windjammers".

Robert Carter Marine Art - Sailing ship paintings and prints

Pete

 

[Bajansailor]

My old friend Marie in Gosport creates very nice Seascapes, Nocturnes and Chart Art -
Mari Lynch

The Seascapes especially are very moody.
Seascapes Archive — Mari Lynch

 

[Frogmogman]

I must confess I'm not a huge fan of straight seascapes; I prefer a bit of subject matter, be it a beach scene or boats. I also prefer paintings that are a bit loose and impressionisty to work that is tightly executed. A chacun son gout.

I've always liked the work of East Anglian artist Edward Seago. Here's one of his of barges on the Orwell

Sadly, his work is beyond my budget. The great Brian Sewell described Roy Petley as Seago's heir. I have a number of his works; much more affordable than Seago. His beach scenes are really terrific.

Here's a couple of his from my collection; one of his beach scenes from Australia, and a watercolor in front of the Doge's palace in Venice (which in real life is much less monochrome in real life than it looks in the photo).

I'm also a huge fan of Spanish Artist Joaquin Sorolla. There was a big show of his work at the National Gallery last summer, which sadly I didn't manage to get to, but I did buy the catalogue, which is magnificent. The title of the show "Spanish master of light" is no mere hyperbole. Here's a couple of his; one of children playing on the beach, the other of repairing a sail. Again, totally beyond my reach, but truly beautiful works.

Russian artist Yuri Krotov is something of a disciple of Sorolla. Here's a picture of his which I bought which is undoubtedly an hommage to Sorolla

 

[Frogmogman]

Bit big this image....Martyn Mackrill

Just had a look at some of his work on David Messum's website. Very nice.

There' one of 8m yachts racing in the solent very much takes my fancy, but sadly the pricing is way too tasty for me.
Messum's | Fine Art Est.1963

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Ashley (he who wrote the eponymous book of knots!) was a marine artist first and foremost. His paintings documenting the last days of the sperm whale fishery in the USA are quite interesting. I like the picture of the Navigator.

 

[Turnnidge]

Colin M Baxter based in Gosport does some great work, I have commissioned a couple from him.
Marine Artist

 

[PetiteFleur]

Tony Hatt in Suffolk, often featuring his own boat, Wallop moored in the Orwell.

 

[Kola]

Jack Spurling ~ Cutty Sark - The editor of the Blue Peter offered a reward to anyone who could fault the rigging on one of Spurling’s paintings – the reward was never paid! Category:Paintings by Jack Spurling - Wikimedia Commons

Helen Robertson ~ Scotland...

 

[Ulysses II]

I really like the Martin Mackrill painting - very evocative of an era.
The Royal Society of Marine Artists' Members' Page is well worth a browse Members of the Royal Scoiety of Marine Artists.
Bruce Mulcahy is one of my favourites - all his paintings are created en plain air - quite a challenge in UK seaside weather!

 

[Frogmogman]

Bruce Mulcahy is one of my favourites - all his paintings are created en plain air - quite a challenge in UK seaside weather!

Just had a look at some of his work. Good stuff; very much my cup of tea.