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The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt

Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian

Author:	Geoff Hunt
Edition:	2018
Format:	Paperback
Size:	500 x 300 mm

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Behind the Iconic Naval Book Covers

Step inside the creative process of the acclaimed artist who brought Patrick O'Brian's naval world to life.

The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt introduces readers to the work of an artist known to millions worldwide as the creator of the cover art for Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels and Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation.

More than a showcase of the versatility and creativity of his work, this book, written by the artist himself, also reveals its accuracy through five key case studies. These explain the initial inspirations, gathering of source material, and often lengthy artistic progression that leads to the creation of a finished painting.

The artist has selected over 150 paintings and sketches to illustrate his prolific career, painting techniques and influences, dividing them into sections on Nelson's Navy, The American War of Independence, Illustrating the naval writers, and the Modern Maritime Scene, which includes recent commissions from the commercial sector and yachting community.

Praise for Geoff Hunt

"Geoff Hunt's pictures, perfectly accurate in period and details, but very far from merely representational, are often suffused with a light reminiscent of Canaletto"
- Patrick O'Brian

"...his paintings, perhaps more than those of any other artist, have a compelling immediacy and sense of vitality, especially in his work of the great age of sail"
- Julian Stockwin

About the Author

Geoff Hunt is a former President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. His work is represented in public and private collections worldwide, and Geoff is an expert on the Navy of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian. In 2004 The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt was published to much acclaim, presenting over 100 of the artist's key works from a thirty year career. Geoff's studio is on the site of Nelson's house at Merton Place.