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| Don Braben - Fellow |
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Oil, watercolour, acrylic |
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Don paints many aspects of the sea, ships and docks, both historical and contemporary. |
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 Don is a foundation member, vice-president and Fellow of the Australian Society of Marine Artists. He is also a member of the International Society of Marine Painters and the Australian Guild of Realist Artists In Naval Vessels.
Don was born and educated on Merseyside , England in 1937, growing up when Liverpool was a very busy port which gave him the interest in ships and the sea. (His very first prize award at age 10 was for a model of ships in Liverpool docks). Deciding on a career in art instead of the sea. Don graduated with NDD and ATD (1960) and later an MA, taught and lectured in art at schools, colleges and university until 1997. His teaching career took him from UK to Nigeria , Zambia , Canada and finally Australia where he spent most of his career lecturing in art at Griffith University . Among his interests in teaching were developing drawing courses for distance education students and illustrating for texts and scientific publications.
Don continued his interest in marine art with voyages by sea as artist in residence with CSIRO, Australian Maritime Safety Authority and RAN Hydrographic Service. These voyages depicting the crews and ships at work resulted in exhibitions in Hobart , Brisbane and Wollongong . His interest in the last of the conventional cargo ships, 'Capitaine Wallis' led to an exhibition of the ship's history in Sydney and Noumea.
Don's paintings have won many awards and his work is in many public, private and corporate collections worldwide. Solo exhibitions have been held in Brisbane , Sydney , Hobart , Wollongong , Wondai,Granville , France , Noumea , New Caledonia and Kobe, Japan.
His work has been displayed at prestigious events like Mystic Marine International, USA, Royal Society of Marine Artists, London and ANL Art Awards in Australia. Published articles have appeared in Australian Artist and he is listed in Painters of New Caledonia C20.
Commissioned work
Much of Don's work is by commission and many of these are worldwide. After initial requirements have been discussed a pencil/colour sketch is sent for approval and/or alteration. The painting is commenced when all aspects are satisfactory and an image sent on completion for final approval. Don is available for commissions worldwide at reasonable prices - contact him to discuss your requirements.
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| Robert Carter - Fellow |
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Robert specialises in oil paintings of sailing ships from the clipper and post clipper period, and maritime happenings from the past. |
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Robert Carter was born in Sydney in 1931. He claims that his genes are well soaked in salt water as his father was a shipwright and naval architect and his grand father was a master mariner in British sailing ships.
Growing up on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour, he developed what became a lifelong interest in maritime affairs. As he says - "I spent my boyhood surfing, sailing and ‘messing around in boats’".
He has always had a passion for the sail-driven ship. An amateur marine historian, sailor and boat builder, he followed an engineering career, whilst at the same time painting ships and the sea. Small boat sailing, three years in the Naval Reserve and crewing in the barquentine New Endeavour in his early life, has given him a close understanding of ships, the sea, wind and wave. His advice has been sought by museums and institutions involved in sailing ship restoration and was one of the original founding-members of the Australian Sail Training Association. He is also a member of the Sydney Heritage Fleet (formerly Sydney Maritime Museum), where his engineering skills also allowed him to contribute to the restoration of the steam tug Waratah.
 To assist in his research into the last commercial sailing ships he became a member of the Australian Cape Horners Association (AICH) and was secretary for many years. This experience brought him into contact with the last living men and women from around the world, to round Cape Horn in a commercial sailing ship. As a result he has written a book titled Windjammers - The Final Story, a collection of stories and anecdotes from contact and interviews with these last living windjammer sailors.
In 1995 he was awarded the prestigious St. Malo medal by the International Association of Cape Horners in France, for his contribution in recording and illustrating the existence of the commercial sailing ship in its final years.
In 1996 he founded the Australian Society of Marine Artists. In 1999 he was commissioned by the Aland Post in Finland to paint a picture for a stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last ever voyage by commercial sailing ships, carrying a cargo of grain from Australia around Cape Horn to the UK. It was subsequently voted the best stamp of the year.
In 2006 he was appointed Fellow of the International Society of Marine Painters.
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| Christine Hill - Fellow |
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Watercolour, casein, pastel, acrylic, oil |
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Christine draws and paints harbour life and dramatic coastal scenes - often reflecting her interest in traditional wooden boats. |
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 Christine lives by the ocean - for many years on Pittwater, north of Sydney, where her paintings reflected the area’s picturesque waterways and sailing lifestyle. She now lives on the NSW South Coast and the sea and its surroundings continue to influence her art practice.
Inspiration is everywhere, and this is reflected in the drawings and paintings you see in the Gallery images here - whether it be harbour life, dramatic landscapes of the coastline, sunshine or storm, there is so much to enjoy in drawing and painting life on the coast.
Her work could be described as being of a narrative contemporary style, illustrating modern and historic maritime life, and often reflecting her interest in traditional wooden boats. Drawing is a strong basis for works in pencil, watercolour, oil, pastel, or acrylic.
The series of paintings about the adventures of Matthew Flinders, George Bass and William Martin on the tiny vessel Tom Thumb II exploring the coast south of Port Jackson in 1796 is ongoing, with paintings depicting the last days of their journey still to be completed.
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| Penelope Hillam |
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Mixed media, drawing, oil, acrylic |
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Maritime, with a particular fascination for reflections; portraits; still life; and buildings. |
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Penelope Hillam, born in Victoria, is an award and prize winning artist, a founding member, fellow and South Australian vice president of the Australian Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). Penelope has been painting and exhibiting since leaving art school. Throughout her career as an artist, designer and teacher, she has been involved in many aspects of the arts, including community arts. In teaching she has taught primary, secondary, TAFE including running a teaching business. She has taught and mentored other successful artists. Penelope has been an art director and has served on various boards both in Victoria and South Australia.
She works across a variety of media and subject matter but has always been drawn to the area of marine art. Throughout her artistic work is a thread of movement like the ripples on the water. She has continued to be fascinated by reflections and mirror images, often playing on contrasting aspects - physical/metaphysical, outer/internal worlds, realistic/abstract.
In her boat paintings, she is concerned about the contrast between the reality of the boats and the abstract quality of the reflections. She has been particularly interested in night harbours inspired by the harbour in Hobart during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Contrast between the natural and man-made aspects make an exciting colourful and dramatic affect. She also continues to be influenced by studies into Asian art, particularly Japanese prints.
In recent times, due to new materials, Penelope has returned to explore the technique of printmaking. The expressive qualities of line give a musical and poetic feel to the work, as she explores the elements of line and pattern, different times of day and the varying seasons.
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| Karl Marquardt - Fellow |
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Paintings - oil, ink and pencil
Models - timber and metal, etcl |
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The ship in history - in painting, model-makling and writing |
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 Karl Heinz Marquardt was born in Hamburg, Germany and from early childhood had a strong affinity with ships. His father was a mariner, marine artist, war artist and model-maker whose works were in many German museums.
During the Second World War, Karl Heinz served with the German Navy and afterwards with the British-led German Minesweeping Administration, then in 1948 he and his father started a small studio for the restoration of artifacts and construction of new exhibits for war-torn museums. Karl Heinz created and restored models for twelve prestigious museums in Europe, corporate and private clients and shipyards in Germany and Finland. During the 1950s he also began writing on maritime matters and creating models plans and kits for amateurs for the leading German model company.
In 1966 Karl Heinz came to live in Australia, where he worked for General Motors Holden, leaving in 1982 as Chief Modeller. He then took a position as Honorary Curator for Ship Models and Paintings at the Melbourne Maritime Museum and was also a Valuer of Ship Models for the Taxation Incentive Scheme for the Arts. Throughout these years, he continued his interest in historic ships and created several paintings for the Museum; he also researched and drafted plans for the replica of the schooner ‘Enterprize’.
When the Reserve Bank of Australia was planning commemorative plastic bank notes, Karl was asked to supply maritime drawings; ‘HM Brig Supply’ is on the commemorative $10 note and his Schooner ‘Mercury’ on the $20 note. He also did some advisory work for Australia Post and drafted model drawings of ‘HMS Nelson’ for the Australian War Memorial.
Karl Heinz is a foundation member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and was made an Honorary Member of the Russian Guild of Ship Modellers for “his outstanding contributions to international ship modelling”.
Publications
Over fifty maritime articles in German, British, Australian and US journals as well as several German and English-language books including the world-standard textbooks ‘Eighteenth-Century Rigs & Rigging’ 1992 and ‘The Global Schooner’ 2002. He has also prepared an e-book featuring his own and his father’s maritime art.
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Born in South Australia in 1948, Ian’s childhood years were spent on the shores of Hervey Bay. It was here that his deep love of the sea and ships began. By the age of eight, he was actively painting with watercolours, moving to oils when he was eleven. His first oil work still hangs in his studio in Hunters Hill.
Joining the navy at fifteen, Ian served for twelve years continually painting the ships and scenes he observed on his travels. On leaving the navy, Ian decided to paint full time and eventually settled in Sydney.
Married with three children, Ian lives in Hunters Hill and paints from his studio at home. Ian enjoys taking to sea on his yacht Karalee, competing in many ocean races each year. Sailing is still an important part of his life and it is from these trips that he draws his inspiration and great understanding of the sea.
Ian exhibits with the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut USA, the Kendall Gallery on the Isle of Wight and various galleries in Sydney. In January 2002, he was appointed one of Mystic Museum’s “premier artists” – an appointment only given to twenty artists worldwide.
Ian has won awards at Mystic International Art Exhibition, held annually at the Maritime gallery, Mystic Sea Port in Connecticut USA.
- 1987 Award of Excellence
- 2004 Thomas Wells Award
- 2005 Award of Excellence
- 2008 Thomas Wells Award
Ian is a fellow of the Royal Art Society (NSW) and is also Vice President of The Australian Society of Marine Artists. He has had several one man exhibitions and his works hang in Government House in Sydney, Qantas House, the Sydney Stock Exchange, the AMP Building, the National Maritime Museum and in many private collections around the world. He mainly works on commissions.
- He was a naval war artist for East Timor in 2000.
- Joined Don McIntyre on a 5 week voyage to Antarctica on board Sir Hubert Wilkins in 2002.
- Crewed on board the barque James Craig on its historic return trip to Hobart in 2005.
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| Bill Mearns - Fellow |
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Watercolour, Models |
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Modern and 'old-timers' - racing yachts, working boats, commercial vessels - and coastal waterway scenes. Bil's work has a special focus on his home state of Tasmania and the East coast of Scotland where he grew up. |
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Bill Means is a well-known marine artists throughout Australia.
He has a strong following in Hobart, Tasmania and also in his home
country of Scotland where he has sketched marine subjects form boyhood,
particularly those of the East of Scotland where his seafaring ancestors
plied their trade for many generations.
Bill has an extensive knowledge of working boats and has studied then
closely at sea, where he takes every opportunity to sail and observe
vessels in action. He also enjoys the challenge of painting modern
racing yachts and large shipping companies' vessels. The Port of Hobart
and its River Derwent provides him with excellent opportunities to see
them at first hand. He also makes models of small traditional
boats which serve as drawing models. By profession he was a mechanical engineer, but has been painting full time now for many years.
He has had solo exhibitions since 1981 in Australia and his work has been collected in Australia,
the United Kingdom, Canada, the USA, Italy, New Zealand, Japan and the
Netherlands.
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| Derek Morgan - Fellow |
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Oil, watercolour |
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Specialising in the Thames Barge and marine history. |
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 Derek was born in the South-East London Suburb of New Eltham. Completing his secondary education during the War years, he then entered the Woolwich Polytechnic School of Art where he enjoyed grappling with the tasks of becoming a commercial artist. During his time as a student at Woolwich, on the busy River Thames, the seeds were sown for a lifelong interest in the London River and its water traffic.
Later, in his work at a leading London commercial art studio, Derek developed his artistic skills, eventually specialising in aeronautical and automotive artwork. After moving to Australia in 1953 he continued in this challenging area of technical commercial art as a freelance artist, working on commissions from leading airlines and vehicle manufacturers.
Whilst maintaining his commercial art practice, Derek and his wife continued to travel widely, developing his interest in marine and landscape painting. After retiring in 1991, they returned to the UK and toured the rivers and canals living aboard a narrowboat, during which time he wrote and illustrated articles for the canal-boat media, Canal & Riverboat and Waterways World. Again, in 2005, in a motor-home tour of the UK, they were able to visit many places and sites that had associations with the Thames Barge, the interest which first began while he was a Thames-side art student. A solo exhibition of barge paintings at Pin Mill rounded off this visit.
Returning to Australia, Derek persevered with the subject of marine art, particularly the study of the London River Barge - a desire perhaps to help prolong their memory in pictures. He paints at his studio residence in Greenwich, Sydney.
Derek has exhibited work at the Guildhall in London with the Society of Aviation Artists, the Pin Mill Gallery in Suffolk (one of the great remaining centres of barge activity ) and has pictures in corporate and private collections in Australia and the UK. He says: “I'm pleased to be a foundation member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and if I spend the rest of my time painting the marine scene with as much pleasure and satisfaction as I have had with aeronautic and automotive subjects I shall be delighted”.
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| Ron Stannard - Fellow |
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Oil and watercolour |
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Ron paints light-filled harbour scenes and life around the seashore. |
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Born Sydney, 1934. Painter in oil and watercolour. Commenced work in advertising in 1949, graphic design, illustration, art director. Studied part time at National Art School, 1951–54. Painting and study tours to Central Australia, 1966, 68, 83, 84, 88; to Tasmania in 1988, 1990; France, Italy, 1989; Britain and France 1994; Canada 1998.
Member of the Royal Art Society of NSW since 1969, elected to Fellow 1983. Two terms as RAS Vice-President 1984–86 and 1989–91. President RAS 1992–96. Elected member AWI, 1988.
Has been an exhibitor for many years with all group shows with RAS. Also with RAS, solo exhibition, 1981; two artist exhibition, 1993; three artist exhibition, 1994.
Invited as one of eight artists ‘Celebrated Artists Exhibition’, Blue Mountains, 1991. AWI group exhibitions to Canada and Mexico.
Commissioned to paint ‘Australia lll, Defence of America’s Cup’ 1983; commissioned to paint ‘HMS Sirius’, for Bicentenary, 1988. Won the ‘Will Ashton’ RAS Medal 1989; Watercolour Prize, Blackheath, 1991; commended Doug Moran Portrait Prize, 1988, Finalist in Doug Moran Portrait Prize, 1992.
Invited to judge competitions in Sydney and country areas of NSW.Tutor at workshops and painting demonstrations to many NSW art societies. Teacher of oil and watercolour, RAS, NSW. Appointed Director of the Art School in 1996..
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| Warwick Webb - Fellow |
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Transparent watercolour, Graphite, Charcoal, Ink, Pastel |
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Contemporary and historic ships and shipping, port facilities and associated "small fry"craft, seascapes and architectural subjects. |
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Born in Sydney in 1934, Warwick grew up in Mosman, a suburb surrounded on three sides by the beauty and activity of Sydney Harbour.
Thanks to the combination of location and his father’s career in the Customs Department, his highly developed skill as an amateur artist, and the sharing of his wealth of shipping knowledge, it's hardly surprising that Warwick developed an early interest in shipping, drawing and painting which led to his later development as a Marine Artist.
This love affair with ships spans a lifetime and encompasses childhood schooldays where he effortlessly won World War 2 with pencil on paper, enjoyed the many youthful adventures on and around the harbour checking out the "latest arrivals", the "hardship" of magnificent years of ferry travel to his office in Sydney which saw many changes to the harbour’s waterfront and ship design. Part time art studies at the National Art School East Sydney (and later Newcastle), experimentation with various art mediums, techniques and subjects the challenge of preparing for art exhibitions, competitions and commissions added to his development, as well as attracting a growing interest in Maritime History.
Warwick ~ "I count myself fortunate over the years to have seen thousands of ships of all types and sizes. Remarkably their names, style, colour and relative size still generally linger in my grey matter, which is enthusiastically updated with new arrivals. This passing parade encompasses examples of the age of steam, sail and motor, the era of great ocean liners, liberty ships and migrant ships through to the current breed of cruise ships and functional cargo vessels, all interspersed with evocative “small fry” such as coasters, tugs, yachts and trawlers. For me all have a wonderful common link – artistic interest.
When painting marine subjects, particularly ship portraits my primary focus is to temper the subject’s realism with elements of its perceived strength, grace, beauty and character which brings into play the inspiration I derive from observing the elements in order to create a fitting environment within which the subject can 'live'.
Whilst my realistic works range over contemporary and historic ship portraitures, maritime events and seascapes, they also extend to landscapes and historic architecture especially that found in rural Australia.
My preferred medium is watercolour where I delight in the creation of subtle washes and glazes sometimes also incorporating the use of graphite, ink, charcoal and pastel to suit the subject."
Warwick has been awarded numerous prizes and he is represented in public and corporate collections including the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Defence Industries, Tooheys Ltd., Wallenius - Wilhelmsen Lines, Port Waratah Coal Services and Carrington Slipways.
He has been a Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute since 1984 and is a Foundation Member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists, Past President and Patron of the Central Coast Watercolour Society, Member of the Newcastle Maritime Museum.
Warwick periodically writes and illustrates articles for Australian Artist magazine and delivers public interest talks on aspects of Maritime history.
He now live at Marmong Point, Lake Macquarie adjacent to the City of Newcastle, which incorporates the world’s largest Coal Port.
Bibliography
- Australian Watercolour Institute 75th Anniversary 1923-1998. The Beagle press 1998
- The Australian Watercolour Institute, Phillip Matthews Book Publishers 2006
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| John Woodland - Fellow |
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John paintings depicts the hardships and conditions that are faced at sea, and the waterfront activity of Australian ports, now rapidly disapprearing. |
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John was born in Sydney in 1944 and went to school in The Rocks area of Sydney. Here he became interested in the local architecture and shipping around the Port. Later in commercial life I worked for maritime authorities for some 20 years and had the opportunity to observe many aspects of stevedoring operations and a way of life on the Sydney waterfront that has now disappeared.
From an early age his interest was in steamships but later he became interested in tall ships, and in particular the exploits of Gustaf Erikson. These are incorporated in many themes of his work.
He studied oil, and later watercolour, at The Royal Art Society of New South Wales, and over the past 30 years has exhibited regularly at various galleries.
He enjoys drawing in ink and have produced a number of illustrations for greeting cards and limited edition prints. However his work is principally with watercolour to which he was introduced to in the early 1970s. Reproductions have been made for calendars, prints and magazines.
As John says - "Watercolour presents many challenges. Whilst problems are present in compositions with all mediums, watercolour painting represents the most challenging form of expression. My aim is to introduce originality with each opportunity that arises. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't - painting in watercolour allows very little room for error!"
John's subject material has been maritime art and architecture, and occasionally these are combined. There are two themes in his work. One is to illustrate an event or a way of life. With these compositions he tries to show the hardships that were endured and the conditions that were faced at sea. The second is to illustrate an event from waterfront activity that he remembers, recording it for history since so much of the waterfront has already gone.
Highlights
- 2007. Winner of the Royal Motor Yacht Club, NSW
- Open Art Exhibition 2007 winner - Dobell Festival of Art Exhibition
- Wangi - Watercolour 2007 winner
- The Bright Autumn Art Exhibition - Watercolour 2006 & 2003 winner
- The City of Parramatta Art Exhibition - Watercolour 2006 & 2005 winner
- The Royal Canberra Art Exhibition - Watercolour 2004 winner
- Yaralla Art Award - Watercolour 2004
- Winner of the Fourth National ASMA Adelaide Exhibition People's Choice Award 2001
- Winner - The Sailing Heritage Art Prize
In addition to being a Foundation Member and Fellow of the Australian Society of Marine Artists, John is a Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute, a Sydney Associate Member of The Royal Art Society of NSW.
Contact details
Tel (02) 9874 3243
Email jaw3801@hotmail.com
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