Marine Art:

		Types of Marine Art				Ship Portraits in Art History
		Liverpool Painters				Marine Artists in America
		Stories Told by Marine Paintings				Prominent Maine Marine Painters
		The Buttersworths				Non-paint Media

Introduction

Marine art shows maritime activities, oceans, the shore, ports, and vessels. It includes paintings and other kinds of artwork: needlework, decorative painting on furniture or other items, and carvings.

Most marine paintings show vessels underway or working. To appreciate a marine painting, think about its elements. Ask yourself, “What ship is it and where is it?  What is it doing? What is its means of propulsion, its rigging, its number of masts, and type and number of sails? Which sails are reefed or furled?  What is the state of the sea, wind, and sky? What coastal landmarks may be identified as geographic markers?”

Marine paintings fall into four basic categories: seascapes, harbor and inshore scenes, naval scenes, and ship portraits.