Richard Loud, “Belle J Neal, Clipper Fishing Schooner, 1880,” oil on canvas, 19 x 30 in.
Artist Patrick O’Brien has invited a select group of painters from the American Society of Marine Artists to participate in the Annapolis Invitational Marine Art Exhibition. This show is in cooperation with the National Maritime Historical Society and features members of the American Society of Marine Artists.
The artists in this art exhibition combine their extensive nautical experience with their knowledge of color and light to create compelling images of maritime scenes from the past and present. These artists are the best in the country at bringing our maritime heritage to life. Artists include John Stobart and Patrick O’Brien, and others.
Patrick O’Brien, “Revolutionary Frigate,” oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. The painting depicts a frigate of the new Colonial Navy in 1776Sergio Roffo, “Lobstering in the Mist,” oil on canvas, 11 x 14 in.Patrick O’Brien, “Breezing Up,” oil on canvas, 11 x 14 in. A schooner off the coast of California in the 1830s. This painting is named in homage to the famous Winslow Homer painting of the same name.Lisa Egeli, “Lone Tonger,” oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in.Len Mizerek, “Day’s End on the Chesapeake,” oil on canvas, 12 x 24 in.Patrick O’Brien, “On the Waterfront, Charleston in the 1880s,” oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. This painting depicts the waterfront of Charleston, SC, in the 1880s. The artist based this view on extensive research with old maps, prints, and photographs from sources such as museums, state historical societies, and the Library of Congress. He also studied ships’ plans, sailing manuals, and maritime memoirs to accurately portray this busy harbor as it slowly recovered from the Civil War years.
“The Annapolis Invitational Marine Art Exhibition” is on view at the Annapolis Marine Art Gallery (Maryland) through May 26, 2019.
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