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Philip is a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artist (A.S.M.A), and Florida Watercolor Society, and a Fellow Member of the American Artist Professional League. He is published in Marquis Who's Who in American Art.

 

Artist Statement -

Many times I meet people either in my classes, workshops, Museum shows or at my Salty Dog Gallery in Souhwest Harbor, Maine, who ask me why I like to paint people, boats, the shore and the sea. I think my first love affair with the sea began when I was 10, at summer camp on the Chesapeake Bay. The camp owned seven small dories and made them available to us young campers. Early one morning the waterfront instructor arranged a day trip across the bay. With a crew of two on each boat, our little fleet set off with a good breeze and clear skies. By noon a horrific storm came up the bay. A number of the crews were frightened out of their wits as the storm plummeted our little dories. Luckily, we all survived. But for me it was an unforgettable exhilarating experience, the beginning of a lifetime love of the sea's power, a boat's ability, and the visible reaction of people on and about the waterways of the world.  

 

Another question often asked is "why I paint". I think the desire to paint is in my genes. My parents and grandparents were artists and musicians. When I was a boy, I couldn't stop drawing and sketching...and I've never stopped.

Teaching I find particularly rewarding when a student finds his/her work suddenly improving. There is nothing more exciting then when their peers begin to admire their work after dedicated hours of practice and study.

I've inherited the wanderlust from my maternal grandfather. So either through sailing in Maine, the Chesapeake Bay, Florida or the Caribbean Basin, or traveling to a foreign county, I am always energized when I meet people whose lives are affected by the sea. It is these people, their lifestyles, their water craft and their surroundings that I need to capture.

 

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