About the Artist

Rodney Charman first started painting at the age of 21. A self taught artist working primarily in oils, he began by portraying equestrian portraits. The son of a Naval Officer and a passionate sailor, he soon turned to specialising in marine scenes, distinguished by their meticulous detail and atmospheric effects, he turned to painting full time in 1979.

A frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of Marine Artists annual exhibitions in London for many years, he has also had many of his paintings published as Fine Art prints, one of them becoming the third highest selling print in the country.

Rodney has travelled extensively to research his paintings, including Hong Kong, China and Nova Scotia and is a frequent visitor to America. There is a permanent display of his work at Nantucket, Massachusetts USA and a book of his paintings detailing the marine history of the famous island was published in 1989. He illustrated the book 'The Famine Ships', published in 1996 and the paintings formed a major exhibition of the artist's work at the South Street Seaport Museum New York in 1998.

With tall ship sailing experience aboard the topsail schooner 'Malcolm Miller' and racing regularly in 'X' boats at Lymington, Hampshire, where he lives, Charman has plenty of opportunity to experience the elements that he has chosen to portray.