SportingArt-aNewTakeonourLoveofthe Water by). Russell jinishian pportunities to view and become acquainted with the works of award-winning contemporary marine artists and painters of"sporting art" are coming up this autumn through exhibitions in Vermont, New York, and Rhode Island. The). Russell jinishian Gallery, operated by the Society's good friend Russell jinishian, houses one of the finest collections of contemporary sporting/fishing art in the country, with works by Al Barnes, Harley Bartlett, Roger Blum, Nick Mayer, Stanley Meltzoff, Arthur Shilstone, Mike Stidham, Mark Susinno, and others. Sporting artists paint subjects ranging from fishing for pelagic species in deep water, to lake and stream fishing, to upland game and waterfowl hunting. Flats fishing in the turquoise waters of the Keys and Bahamas, surfcasting off the rocky coast of New England, and fish and marine wildlife in their natural habitats are also depicted.
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A Good Day on the Yellowstone [below) and The Surfcaster [above right), watercolors by Arthur Shi/stone
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SEA HISTORY 148, AUTUMN 2014