Category Archives: Seascape

Rocky Seascape with Shipwreck by Clakson Frederick Stanfield

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

In my last blog I featured a painting of a lighthouse by Edward Hopper and talked about how these structures over the years had helped seafarers find their way around coasts and enabled them to safely navigate treacherous waters.  However … Continue reading →

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Frigates by Johan Barthold Jongkind

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

My featured artist today is the nineteenth century Dutch painter and one who is considered to be the forerunner of Impressionism.  His name is Johan Barthold Jongkind. Jongkind was born in 1819 in the small Dutch town of Lattrop in … Continue reading →

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The Life Line by Winslow Homer

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

When I was flicking through my ever increasing number of art books and catalogues I came across a painting which immediately immersed me in a wave of nostalgia and reminded me of a time almost forty years ago.  I will … Continue reading →

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Calais Pier by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

I am fast approaching my 300th edition of this blog and many of you may think it strange that in all that time I have never featured an artist much loved by many, Joseph Mallord William Turner.  In some ways, … Continue reading →

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