MARTIN SWAN B.1951 R.S.M.A.
Biography – Martin Swan
Martin Swan was born in Newport, Isle of Wight, and was educated on the Island, Coleraine and Aberystwyth.
Martin is a full member of the Royal Society of Marine artists and paints classic and contemporary marine scenes.
He has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Exhibited :
The Royal Society of Marine Artists
Auckland, New Zealand
Newport, Isle of Wight
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
House of Commons, London
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Staithes, Yorkshire.
Television :
BBC2 ‘Painters’ an Arts programme
Solent TV/Sky feature on Island artists
Related Artists: W.L.Wyllie, Norman Wilkinson and Charles Dixon.
Title: America’s Cup Trial “Horses” 1934. Astra leads Candida, Britannia, Velsheda and Shamrock V.
Medium: Original signed watercolour painting
Title: Yacht racing of Hurst Castle in the Solent with the Needles in the background.
Medium: Original signed watercolour painting
Title: Lulworth and Britannia – August 1921.
Medium: Original signed watercolour painting
Title: R.Y.S. “Big Class” Yachts starting a race – Cowes Week, R.Y.S. “Big Class” Yachts starting a race – Cowes Week,
Medium: Original signed watercolour painting