MARINE ART by PAUL McGEHEE MARINE ART NEWS Captain Brian H. Hope, a Maryland pilot, painted the evocative " Christmas in Fell s Point ," which appeared in the Masters, Mates & Pilots ad on the back cover of SEA HISTORY 32. Now he has painted the above, the Weems Line steamer l#stmoreland at Solomons- done as a gift for the Calvert Marine Museum. Signed and numbered prints are available from the Museum, PO Box fJ?, Solomons MD 20688, for $35 plus $6 shipping.
"NANTUCKET", a limited-edition of 950 prints by the noted marine artist PAUL McGEHEE. Available signed and numbered for $100, or with artist's remarque for $150. Please include $5 shipping . Depicted is the entrance to the famous whaling port's harbor in 1908. The steamer "Nantucket", built in 1886, is shown passing the Brant Point lighthouse, erected in 1901 and still standing. A Paul McGehee print is not only a piece of fine art, but a historically accurate window to the past. Send $1 for FULL COLOR CATALOG
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Greenwich Workshop Gallery in Southport, Connecticut is holding its annual "Of Ships and the Sea" exhibition , December 2 through January 5. Among works shown are Deborah Chapin's " February Blast," which conveys the feel of a big ocean racer driving hard with the verve and immediacy which is a hallmark of Ms. Chapin's work.
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The whaling era brought the skill of Marlin s pik e Seamenship (knot tying) to a flourishing fo lk art. After 7 yea rs of stud y Barbara Merry is offerin g this fa sc inating an d intricate folk art to the public. Various sizes are available and each is one of a kind . Send today for f ree brochure.
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This limited edition of 500 signed and numbered prints is is printed in full color on fine rag paper. Through the generosity of the artist, proceeds will benefit the Society. Price $85 Image 14 Vi" x 20 V2"
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Kirsten Gallery's 10th Annual Northwest Marine Exhibition , Jul y IS-September 15, drew its usual stellar gathering of artists from all over, and included this spirited rendition by Richard C. Moore of a steamer bucking heavy seas.
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For a close and fascinating look at the ships of Restoration England-the ships the Van de Veldes painted-see Frank Fox's magnificent vol ume, Great Ships: The Battle Fleet ofKing Charles II (Co nway Maritime Press, 2 Nelson Road , London SEIO 9JB, England , 1980, 208pp, illus, 11 1/2 x 9 3A, £20 or $51 postpaid). This glorious work examines the ships in all their variety, in contemporary models as well as paintings, and goes into their histories sometimes in greater detail and with more accurate knowledge than was available, apparently, to Sam Pepys himself! SEA HISTORY, WINTER 1984-85