| Profile:
Rodney Charman first started painting at the age of 21. A self taught artist
working primarily in oils, he began by portraying equestrian portraits. The
son of a Naval Officer and a passionate sailor, he soon turned to specialising
in marine scenes, distinguished by their meticulous detail and atmospheric effects,
he turned to painting full time in 1979.
A frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of Marine Artists
annual exhibitions in London for many years, he has also
had many of his paintings published as Fine Art prints, one
of them becoming the third highest selling print in the country.
Rodney has travelled extensively to research his paintings, including Hong
Kong, China and Nova Scotia and is a frequent visitor to America. There is
a permanent display of his work at Nantucket, Massachusetts USA and a book
of his paintings detailing the marine history of the famous island was published
in 1989. He illustrated the book 'The Famine Ships', published in 1996 and
the paintings formed a major exhibition of the artist's work at the South Street
Seaport Museum New York in 1998.
With tall ship sailing experience aboard the topsail schooner 'Malcolm Miller'
and racing regularly in 'X' boats at Lymington, Hampshire, where he lives,
Charman has plenty of opportunity to experience the elements that he has chosen
to portray. |
