Carrie Graber "After Hours"

Published by Enfantino Publishing

About John Kelly

Master Artist and Seafarer John Patrick Kelly spent his youth in the John Brown Shipyards in pre World war II Scotland, watching his Dad transform metal ribs, plates, rivets and bulkheads into masterpieces of beauty. He watched the magic of shipbuilding unfold before front of him while the magic in his hands and fingers and eyes transformed the ships, rivers and shipyards into drawings on paper for all to see, for posterity.

He has often times been referred to as the "Maritime Painter", a title that describes much of his early work but it barely touches the surface of his skills as an artist. He has traveled the world capturing its beauty and mystery onto canvas using pencil, pastels, oils and acrylic.

Description of Book

9x12 Hardback Book

From the times of ancient sefarers, man has fallen in love with the eternal depths of the oceans. Whether by sail or by the power of the internal combustion engine, man has challenged the seas. Men with salt in their veins...adventurers...seafarers, men like John Kelly. He fell in love with the seas during his youth in World War II Scotland, He also fell in love with art, drawing, and painting the ships and the seas. This book captures the essence of the seafarer and the talent born of the man whose name is John Kelly.