Portraiture of Boats
 

I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

Thanks,
D

On 18 Feb 2005 19:21:34 -0800,
(cyberanon) wrote:

I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

I don't think it is a bad idea. One thing most of us lack enough of
are nice images of our boats under sail.

Ryk

In (cyberanon) writes:

I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

Thanks,
D


This is a good idea, if the artwork is any good. I have a friend who has
been doing this kind of painting for some time (perhaps 50 years). The
best customers (moneywise) are companies that order portraits of ships
for thier main offices, captains etc. These are mostly modern merchant
ships. As a sailor he of course has more interest in painting sailing
yachts, but the owners can not match the price tags of tankers. The
paintings are mostly bought as birthday presents for keen sailors for
their adcanced round figures (60, 70,...). Especially yacht clubs buy
these for their commodores birthday but some succesfull racing yachts
could get their picture in the club premises. I must say that for many
sailors, who have just about everything a painting of their beloved
yacht has been a very dear present.

In painting a sailing yacht (usually sailing in a nice breeze) is not an
easy task, first you have to get the rigging details just about right
and then you have to get the yacht in the waves and the angle to be
right to match the wind and sea conditions. As the pictures usually go
to the sailors, if these details are not in line with their years long
experience and memory images, they will not get the emotions the picture
is supposed to wake. Of course if you are doing it in a very abstract
way, you have more artistic freedom, but I am sure, it will be harder to
sell.

Good luck with your artwork.

- Lauri Tarkkonen

"Ryk" wrote in message
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I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

I don't think it is a bad idea. One thing most of us lack enough of
are nice images of our boats under sail.

Ryk


Would you work from a favourite photo???

On 18 Feb 2005 19:21:34 -0800,
(cyberanon) wrote:

Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

Thanks,
D


I think it's a good idea if your draughtsmanship is up to it. "Naval
art" is an unusual combination of the realistic and the
impressionistic in that you usually have to accurately replicate the
look of the boat, the proportions and the rigging and so on, but you
can take a lot of liberties with the sea and sky and other elements.

Sailors are a weird combination of dreamers and realists, and their
choice in art tends to reflect this."War art", like oils of WWII
fighter aircraft, is quite similar, particularly when famous
encounters are depicted. Better get those serial numbers correct, but
go nuts with the clouds and sunbeams G

Same with that marine artist who did a few oils of Ted Turner's
"Tenacious"...it was good enough that I could study the painting and
figure out where all the gear on board was, but the sea state and sky
could have been completely made up!

Lastly, if there's a market for scale-model half-hulls, and there is,
I would imagine custom images of people's beloved boats would do well.
I know sailors who frame line drawings and out-of-date charts...this
should go over well.

R.

This sounds like a fantastic idea, provided the quality and
professionalism is there. Our website finds crew for boats and vice
versa, but we are shorlty releasing aswell 'services' for boat owners
such as electricians, mechanics, sailmakers etc. but artists such as
painters, photografers, writers etc might have a demand for their
skills too.
Send us your email and we will let you know when that feature will be
released, if you're interested. Our website has a lot of activity every
day from boat owners worldwide who are looking for crew.

cheers from the Find a Crew=99 team
www.findacrew.net


cyberanon wrote:
I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and
streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?
=20
Thanks,
D

"Don White" wrote in message ...
"Ryk" wrote in message
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I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?

I don't think it is a bad idea. One thing most of us lack enough of
are nice images of our boats under sail.

Ryk


Would you work from a favourite photo???

Yes, this is exactly how we work. Again, if anyone is interested in
such a service, do not hesitate to use the email address we have set
up for this purpose: (Is google censoring email
addresses now? If so the address is mmh799 at hotmail) We are
portraitists who do work of loved ones, pets, and cherished property;
we're especially interested in anyone who would like to give a
portrait as an Easter gift. I am also interested in exploring the idea
of offering a 10% finders' fee, something which could be rather
lucrative to the "finder", as our prices range across several thousand
dollars, for those who can help us find new clients.. feel free to
post or mail me on this. Thanks to you all.

"=?iso-8859-1?q?Find_a_Crew=99?=" wrote in message roups.com...
This sounds like a fantastic idea, provided the quality and
professionalism is there. Our website finds crew for boats and vice
versa, but we are shorlty releasing aswell 'services' for boat owners
such as electricians, mechanics, sailmakers etc. but artists such as
painters, photografers, writers etc might have a demand for their
skills too.
Send us your email and we will let you know when that feature will be
released, if you're interested. Our website has a lot of activity every
day from boat owners worldwide who are looking for crew.

cheers from the Find a Crew=99 team
www.findacrew.net


cyberanon wrote:
I am a professional portrait artist and was wondering whether people
think it is a good idea to offer my services to boat owners, that is,
I would like to paint boat portraits. I am already involved in the
portraiture of people, animals, homes, etc., but would really like to
paint (or possibly use pastels) a cherished boat: I love to do large,
graceful "objects" (architecturally interesting buildings and
streets,
large homes and gardens, for example) and feel enthusiastic about
doing a boat. All I need is a client! Any ideas...? Is this even a
good idea itself?
=20
Thanks,
D


Thank you all so much for this feedback. Keep it coming, as what I
have read so far has been extremely helpful. Also, do not hesitate to
contact us at mmh799 at hotmail (ie, ); we are
portraitists who do a variety of human, animal, and "inaminate" work.
Thanks so much again.