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Patrick O'Brien (artist)
Patrick Lyons O’Brien (born July 5, 1960) is an American artist and writer, known for his children's books and for his maritime paintings. The National Maritime Historical Society awarded O’Brien their Distinguished Service Award for his body of artwork in 2012. Biography Patrick O’Brien was born in Boston. In 1982 O'Brien earned a degree in biology from the University of Virginia. He then became a full-time artist in the mid 1980s. In 2011 O’Brien began teaching as a part-time faculty member at The Maryland Institute College of Art. He lives in Baltimore, MD. O'Brien is not related to the well-known British author Patrick O’Brian (1914-2000,) but because he is a writer, and works in a similar genre, there is often confusion between the two authors. Children’s books O’Brien is the author and illustrator of 12 children's books, and the illustrator of 6 others. His first book was published in 1995. Most of his books are non-fiction. His specialty is prehistoric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritime Painting
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. In practice the term often covers art showing shipping on rivers and estuaries, beach scenes and all art showing boats, without any rigid distinction - for practical reasons subjects that can be drawn or painted from dry land in fact feature strongly in the genre."Grove": Cordingley, D., ''Marine art'' in Grove Art Online. Accessed April 2, 2010 Strictly speaking "maritime art" should always include some element of human seafaring, whereas "marine art" would also include pure seascapes with no human element, though this distinction may not be observed in practice. Ships and boats have been included in art from almost the earliest times, but marine art only began to become a distinct genre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
