I greatly admire the work and especially the scope of the work of Joseph Mallord William Turner. 
In many of his lesser known works he is as much of a technical draftsman as any painter might wish to be, yet in his better known works  it is his fearlessness and, although a great traditional painter, his refusal to be limited by that tradition which makes him such a truly great "Artist."  These rather fearless explorations led him to the use of luminosity early on as well as early forms of what ultimately became known as impressionism, and then also what would now be called expressionism. These were often tinged with Romanticism and/or something to say at least, which made them much more than picturesque. Best of all he was not afraid to UNIFY all of these, even all in one painting at times, and then on some to throw in a heavy dollop of Abstraction!!  It opens the mind!  It permits, maybe even causes, one to think!  In other words, he often takes us on a thoughtful exploration and jouney far beyond the canvas. Although there have been others and more simple ways of doing this, for me there was none better!

Some of this influence may be seen in my more traditional and newer paintings below and also in the work on my Marine Paintings page, while others, which I consider less of the marine genre and some plein air and some studies, can be seen on my Other Works page.







Hyannis Port 
and
The Pursuit of Happiness
20 x 30
oil on cradled board
NEW  - as seen in FINE ART CONNOISSEUR  -  May 2010





  

"Starlight vs Belle of the West"
30 x 40
oil on canvas
Private Collection

(Starlight is in the lead in a race from Calcutta to Boston between
two brother captains. The race ended in a dead heat making both
the victors when it appeared one could have won rather handily.

This is probably something we could use much more of certainly in
National and World politics, and probably in just about everything .)

As seen in AMERICAN ART REVIEW June, 2003






"The Mail from Boston"

(The packet Sappho entering Barnstable Harbor
with not only the mail, but also goods and passengers
from Boston)

18 x 24
oil on canvas
Kenneth M Evans - Fine Art
NEW







"Yarmouth Port Evening  c. 1848"

(View out over Short Wharf and then
over Central Wharf to Sandy Neck)

20 x 30
oil on canvas
Kenneth M Evans - Fine Art
NEW



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Marine Art - Seascape - Landscape - Still Life - Allegorical 

Oil Paintings 

( updated January 25, 2012 )

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