I have had the honour of having my watercolours preselected and one accepted by the Royal Society of Marine Artists, which sold in their annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London alongside RSMA members. From this I was invited to have my own gallery at ArtMarine UK where my paintings are offered and sold online alongside some of my favourite and most revered marine artists today. I will always be grateful to be associated with the RSMA and the opportunities they give to artists like me to get exposure.
I grew up on the harbour of a busy fishing port so boats and harbour artists were part every day life, I went to the local Community College and was selected by the art teacher as a gifted student and attended Art College on Saturdays with 6 other students, from the wider catchment area, for advanced tuition.
After leaving school it was a natural step to go to sea on the local trawlers, after 5 years I took the merchant trawler skippers ticket at Warsash Naval College in Southampton and had many further fruitful years deep-sea fishing as 1st mate. Eventually the call of the land drew me and I came ashore, landscaping for a while before re-training as an adult trainer in basic and key skills. I painted the sea to fill the void, to feel the nature within, eventually painting full time both as a harbour artist in the season and in my studio.
After many years I have developed a love for watercolour as my favoured medium, I may return to oils in the future and from time to time produce an oil to remind myself of the difference, it's a learning process and I hope that will continue to the end.
I paint from sketches of current boats, my memories of being a fisherman at sea and from historical records, I have many reference books and there is much available online these days with public libraries and records. I try to be as accurate and true as possible, always remembering to enjoy the creative processes involved in producing a piece of artwork. I hope my pictures enrich the lives of those who live with them.
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After leaving school it was a natural step to go to sea on the local trawlers, after 5 years I took the merchant trawler skippers ticket at Warsash Naval College in Southampton and had many further fruitful years deep-sea fishing as 1st mate. Eventually the call of the land drew me and I came ashore, landscaping for a while before re-training as an adult trainer in basic and key skills. I painted the sea to fill the void, to feel the nature within, eventually painting full time both as a harbour artist in the season and in my studio.
After many years I have developed a love for watercolour as my favoured medium, I may return to oils in the future and from time to time produce an oil to remind myself of the difference, it's a learning process and I hope that will continue to the end.
I paint from sketches of current boats, my memories of being a fisherman at sea and from historical records, I have many reference books and there is much available online these days with public libraries and records. I try to be as accurate and true as possible, always remembering to enjoy the creative processes involved in producing a piece of artwork. I hope my pictures enrich the lives of those who live with them.
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I Started to paint for a living in 2005 when l got a harbour artist's licence from Brixham Harbour Master, who bought a painting for himself during the interview. l worked on the good days during the season at king Quay where l sold prints and painted a picture on the day which usually sold, I had a window in the town at a local shop which sold for me all year round and a shop which sold art and health food a little further out of town which displayed my pictures for sale also.
During the off season my Wife and l would hire stalls at local weekend indoor events. I am recently retired but still enjoy painting and selling to those who are interested.
I take commissions and am always open to negotiation.
Please have a look around the site, enjoy and check back from time to time
Please have a look around the site, enjoy and check back from time to time