HOWARD SCHAFER, "Bahamian Shipwreck," oil, 29 x 33 inches. "A Hai rian sloop lies wrecked in the surf along the Exuma Islands in the central Bahamas. Reggie, a local Bahamian, has probably seen many such incidents in his lifetime. Hastily built, crude and wirhour engines, these sloops are sailed between Haiti and Nassau. They are usually cargo vessels, bur some bring refugees willing to bet their lives on getting to America by way of the Bahamas." -HS
This exhibition also includes some extraordinary paintings of historical vessels, both sail and steam. These subjects add to the challenge of capturing light, sea and movement, the considerable tasks of recreating vessels long vanished, often in settings much changed by rime. I must concede that to discuss so many splendid works in hasty prose scarcely does justice ro the subtleties of texture, edges, brushwork, color, draftsmanship, composition, and the sense of depth, movement, atmosphere and light that go into each of these works. Despite the inadequacies of the words, this show, perhaps more than any other ASMA exhibit, really proclaims the Society's
funcrion-ro inspire its audiences, its pamc1pants and other artists and to make the world that we, and the readers of Sea History, care so much about come alive. We hope that each of you can attend and that you are richly rewarded for your efforts. J, Pete Rogers is a Fellow andformer president ofthe American Society ofMarine Artists. ASMA, PO Box 369, Ambler PA 19002; 215 283-0888; e-mail: asma@icdc.com; web site: www. marineartists. org (For exhibit dates and locations, see Marine Art News Calendar, p. 28)
AL STINE, "Hugo's Wrath," oil, 25 x 30 inches. "This painting was done shortly after Hurricane Hugo struck the coast of South Carolina. A wall of water and hurricane force winds carried this shrimp boar a long way from its moorings at McClellanville. "When I rook rhis photograph it had been returned to the dock area bur was severely damaged. She was offered to us as 'yard arr:' all we had to do was move her to the opposite end of the state. We didn't. Shrimp boats have so much character that I really enjoy painting them." -AS
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