Joel Rea

Joel is an Australian artist who lives on the Gold Coast of Queensland; a region famous for its surf beaches.

Though it had very little physical effect here, The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami made a big impact on the collective psyche of the predominantly coastal-dwelling people of Australia. Our nearest neighbour, Indonesia, was devastated, with the loss of an estimated 167, 000 lives.

www.joelrea.com.au

Michael Whelan

The Seawall, 36 x 24 inches, oil on canvas

Michael Whelan is an American artist who, after a very successful carreer as an illustrator of science fiction and fantasy books, has moved into exhibiting gallery paintings based on his own personal visions.

michaelwhelan.com

John Anderson 1947-

The seascapes of Australian painter John Anderson draw in equal parts from his imagination and from his experience of the Australian coastal environment. His use of chiaroscuro contributes to the sense of images emerging from an inner dream state.

"I like to make paintings that show the puzzle of existence. Something that when people look at it they say, yes I have felt that."

- John Anderson

James Guppy - Australian

Nailing Down the Surf, Acrylic on linen, 45 x 91 cm

The Australian painter James Guppy is carrying on the Surrealist tradition of Magritte and Dali. I'm not a big fan of the Surrealists but when the dream-like element is subtle, as in this work, it works for me. Guppy shares my fascination with the technical achievements of the 18th and 19th century painters.

Ron Francis - Australian 1954 -

The Skateboard

This isn't a conventional marine painting, but I couldn't resist posting it - it's such an inventive image. Read more at: in the real art world.

Fantasy and Surrealism

Charnine, Edge

Scott Gustafson