Twilight of Steam
by James Williamson
Title
Twilight of Steam
Artist
James Williamson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Gouache
Description
Twilight of Steam watercolor painting by artist James Williamson.
Artist James Williamson ASMA,
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists
The INTREPID, Bellingham Tug and Barge veteran, was one of the last steam tugs in service on Puget Sound located in the Pacific Northwest United States.
Built at Ballard, Washington State in 1900, she was originally the Charles Counselman.
Steam Tugboats of the World
Artist James Williamson has created artwork to foster and encourage the preservation and restoration of STEAM TUGBOATS throughout the world and to stimulate public interest in the history of maritime steam.
The history of steam tugboats can be found hidden away in books on a shelf. Mr. Williamson’s artwork invites the collector to display this important maritime history in their home and office for all to see.
Artwork that inspires people to learn, to foster steam culture, maintain maritime traditions and knowhow of steam vessels and their operation and to transfer this information to new generations.
The artist acquires information about vessels, identifies important aspects of the maritime history, and explores archival material that documents the history. Combining all aspects to create a memorable, visual appealing and enlightening work of art.
Mr. Williamson’s maritime artwork of tugboats is a medium to inspire and cultivate the stories past, present, and future of the tugboat industry. The artwork deepens and expands the knowledge, history and importance of sea transportation, encourages new research, writing and artistic rendering of ships. The paintings engage the imagination of youth with sea travel and its innovations by highlighting the importance of world trade and open markets made possible by sea transportation.
Mr. Williamson has years of experience, knowledge and understanding of historic and contemporary tugboats. A dedication to pursue, acquire and develop the skills to create maritime artwork that is dedicated to the men and women of international seafaring. The paintings portray the lives invested, the youth, strength and talents spent by people over the decades to build and maintain the world’s maritime industry.
Uploaded
May 31st, 2017
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Twilight of Steam. Click here to post the first comment.