Steve Rogers works primarily in acrylics capturing traditional working craft. These are not pampered fiberglass yachts, but hard-bitten and over-worked oystermen, crabbers, and menhaden steamers. His paintings capture the toughness and durability of everyday working boats and the sheer beauty and sometimes stark terror of the weather and waters they work in.
Rogers lives and [...]
Contemporary watercolorist James R. Williamson has dedicated a large portion of his creative energy to portraying the hardworking boats around Bellingham, Washington. He pursues views with a heavy industrial flavor: ferries, tugs, military and commercial craft carrying out their missions.
Williamson’s style employs a strong line element to complement his deftly controlled washes and would [...]
Also tagged artist, Bellingham, commercial craft, ferry, James R Williamson, military craft, tonalism, tugboat, Washington, watercoloristEnjoy a visit to Ed Whitebone’s marine photography collection from the 1980’s and 1990’s! His images of working boats from the coast of British Columbia include ships, tugboats, coastal views. This Fraser Valley, BC, artist has a second collection at the same location based on Kodak Instamatic images of the 1970’s.
Whitebone has made an [...]
