Collectors Charles and Irene Hamm have given 165 works from their collection of coastal art to the New Britain Museum William J. Bradford, ‘Off the Greenland Coast Under the Midnight Sun,’ 1873.

This Massachusetts town has inspired countless paintings and postcards, transforming it into the blueprint for coastal New ...

Emily Baker believes that patterns can be transportive. The Cascais, Portugal–based artist paints immersive wallpaper motifs that evoke the soothing essence of the sea. “For as long as I can remember, ...

Charles Hamm grew up in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., overlooking New York Harbor. “I’d be Richard Henry Dana in ‘Two Years Before the Mast’ if I’d lived in that time,” Hamm said. “Boats fascinated me, ...

Helen Frankenthaler, “Flood” (1967), acrylic on canvas, 124 1/4 x 140 1/2 in. (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art ...

ARTIST Stephen Read will display his dramatic coastal paintings in the Granary Art Gallery, at Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard, throughout October.

Charlie and Irene Hamm of Mystic are in their late 70s now, and they don’t go boating anymore. They’ve given their boats away. But in past years, they sailed a lot and saw many aspects of life at sea ...

David Bates is a paradox. Based in Dallas, he appears focused on the mysteries associated with bodies of water. In an area not known for modesty, he keeps a very low profile. His paintings reflect an ...