12 COMPLIMENTARY VOLUME 15 PUBLISHED by J. RUSSELL JINISHIAN th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE ™ What’s Inside: • Latest News from Today’s Premier Marine Artists, Learn What they’re Working on in their Studios right now • Latest Marine Art Sales & Prices • Marine Art Exhibitions Across the Country • Upcoming Auctions • Book Reviews Just Off the Artists’ Easels. Still Wet. Don Demers (b. 1956) The Windward Turn, K-Class Yachts on Long Island Sound, 1907 Oil 24” x 36” $38,000 Neal Hughes (b. 1952) Island Bell Oil 22” x 28” $14,000 Information on purchasing the Artwork pictured in the MARINE ART NEWS may be obtained by contacting the Publisher, J. Russell Jinishian at (203) 259-8753 or [email protected] Just Off the Artists’ Easels. Still Wet. A.D. Blake (b. 1951) Light Airs, the Schooners DAUNTLESS, COLUMBIA and SAPPHO Oil 30” x 40” $60,000 Race on Long Island Sound During the New York Yacht Club Cruise of 1871 Keith Reynolds (b. 1929) Reflections on a Summer Morning Acrylic 16” x 28” $9,500 3 Christopher Blossom Now & Then... Christopher Blossom (b. 1956) Long Passage, Clippership CHALLENGE, 1851 Painted in 2012 Oil 28 x 36” $38,000 Christopher Blossom (b.1956) December Moonrise Over Main Street, Nantucket c.1842 Painted in 1984 Oil 24” x 36” $45,000 4 News From the Artists his has been an exciting period, as Center) you also become eligible to participate brate its role in the War of 1812, but to empha- always, in the field of marine art, with in various regional exhibitions. size the importance of the U.S. Navy in today’s Texhibitions, contests, and marine art Fans of marine art on the West Coast will be world. The Society has also organized an exhi- events taking place in venues across the coun- happy to know that the Annual Marine Art bition of artwork related to the war to be dis- try and around the globe. So let’s get right to Exhibition is being held this year for the 20th played at the Buffalo History Museum in the news. We’ll start with the American Society year at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Buffalo, New York from September 2013 to of Marine Artists (ASMA), whose 15th Oregon from July through September. (Visit January 2014, then at the Connecticut River National Exhibition has been traveling to muse- coosart.org.) Museum in Essex, Connecticut and on to the ums around the country to rave reviews. It Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in contains the paintings, sculpture, scrimshaw In keeping with ASMA’s education mission to Vergennes, Vermont. and prints of 122 members of the Society. “Promote Marine Art and Maritime History” it has undertaken an ambitious project in con- Patrick O’Brien (see back cover) has dedicat- Between its opening in 2011 at the Cornell ed himself to the complex task of recreating Museum of Art and American Culture in junction with the United States Navy to use the skills of its artist members to help the Navy American naval battles from the American Delray Beach, Florida to its final stop at the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. These Minnesota Marine kinds of paintings Art Museum in demand thorough under- historic Winona, standing of how massive Minnesota in July ships were rigged and 2013 it will have handled during battle, traveled 6,000 involving meticulous miles to eight research into 1) the spe- museums, bring- cifics of a particular ing first class engagement, including Marine Art to which ships were pres- places like Mobile, ent, and the time of day, Alabama, on to 2) the wind and sea con- Midland, Texas ditions, 3) how the ships and Stockton, were armed at a particu- California. As lar moment and, 4) when current Society exactly they came togeth- President, Russ er—from what angle and Kramer com- to what end. It’s no won- mented, “What der that more artists don’t you see in these take on this difficult task. exhibitions is an O’Brien was recently unbroken line of honored with the marine artwork National Maritime stretching back Historical Society’s through the centu- Distinguished Service ries. This exhibi- Award at a special dinner tion proves that held at the National the field is as John Whorf (1903-1959) Coming Ashore Watercolor 13” x 17” $15,000 Press Club in vibrant and ener- Along with Winslow Homer, Whorf is considered one of America’s greatest watercolorists. Washington, D.C. Original gized as ever, and paintings by artist John will thrive for Barber, Tim Bell and many centuries more.” Amen to that! celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812- 1815. The initiative accessed through the Web- Marc Castelli were also on display during that With 530 members representing all 50 states, site: www.ourflagwasstillthere.org, is being evening. Readers of Sea History Magazine the Society continues to prosper and grow. This overseen by Captain Chris Christopher who Spring 2012 issue will have seen a full spread year it named Richard Loud and Lisa Egeli to is heading up the Navy’s 1812 efforts at the on Patrick and his remarkable paintings. Sea its inner circle of “Fellows” of the Society, and U.S. Navy’s Naval Heritage and Heritage History’s summer issue also featured Patrick’s after an extensive portfolio review, admitted 5 Command in Washington, DC. This is a com- painting of the Coast Guard Cutter Surveyor new signature artist members, these being plicated project that has been a year in the mak- being attacked by the British in a nighttime Nello Lush, Dana Malcolm, Tom Nielsen, ing in conjunction with the ASMA Exhibitions battle during the War of 1812. The painting was Morgan Samuel Price, and John Tayson. Committee Chairman, Charles Raskob specially commissioned from the artist by the Congratulations to all! Robinson. This Web site gives viewers access U.S. Coast Guard. Artists interested in submitting an application to the special video The Naval History of the Patrick also tells me that he was invited to for membership in the Society can visit the War of 1812 Illustrated, which tells the story of speak at the prestigious Society of the Society’s Website: americansocietyofmarine- the war through artwork by Society members Cincinnati in Washington, D.C., founded by artists.com. In addition to meeting with your Paul Garnett, Patrick O’Brien, Jim Griffiths, American Revolutionary War officers, fellow artists once a year at the annual General Henry Egan and others in addition to artwork including George Washington, to help pre- Meeting (held last year at Mystic Seaport in supplied by the U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. serve the history of the American Revolution. Mystic, Connecticut, and scheduled to be held Naval Academy Museum and the Constitution The officers named their group after the Roman in October 2013 in San Diego, California-- Museum. The video itself is narrated by Society warrior Cincinnati, whom they admired. The home of the San Diego Maritime Museum, artist member Del-Bourree Bach, who lent his city of Cincinnati was actually named by a the HMS Rose aka Surprise used in the other skills as a professional opera singer and member of the Society. Today, the Society has “Master and Commander” movie starring voice-over narrator. The Navy sees this presen- a beautiful building along Embassy Row, and Russell Crowe, and the Naval Seals Training tation as a key part of its effort to not only cele- houses a first rate library relating to the Continued on page 6 5 Continued from page 5 Revolutionary War. tious exhibitions schedule like their American which opened at the end of 2012. A little more The United States Coast Guard’s own barque counterpart, their annual exhibition at the Mall information on the Mary Rose: as the favorite Eagle, formerly SSS Horst Wessel, was promi- Gallery, just down from Buckingham Palace, of King Henry VIII she was the first ship able nent in the Tall Ship parades last year. Based in is the highlight of the marine art world in to fire a broadside, but was sunk on July 19, New London, Connecticut, home of the U.S. London each year featuring over 300 paintings 1545 in the Solent while engaged in battle Coast Guard Academy, she sails and trains by United Kingdom’s premier marine artists. against the French fleet. Her wreck was located cadets in the old fashioned riggers of the sea. This year’s exhibition is schedule to be held in 1970, and pieces of it are on display at the Virginia artist John Barber was commissioned from October 16-27. More information can museum. by Norfolk Festevents to paint her to com- found at rsma-web.co.uk. On another small island, this one in the memorate Virginia Op Sail 2012. Many people The recent issue of British Classic Boat Grenadines, an ambitious project has been don’t know that the U.S. Coast Guard still oper- Magazine had an interesting article entitled undertaken by Dr. Patrick Chevallier to create ates a program for artists to document their Inspired Canvas, where members of the Royal a Web site eventually listing some 3,000 marine service, started by artist George Gray in whose Society and the Wapping Group of Artists artists from the 16th century through the pres- name an award is given each year at the annual were asked to identify artists or marine paint- ent, with plans to ultimately include images of exhibition. Most recently this was won by past ings that have influenced or impressed them. their artwork, and thousands of links to galler- ASMA President Bob Semler, who writes me Among the artists singled out for praise were ies, museums and individuals involved in the that he won the award previously in 1988 and Americans Charles Robert Patterson (1878- marine art scene.