Dennis Chapman was born in the East Yorkshire
coastal town of Bridlington. He was educated in Leeds, but returned
to the family home in Hull to fulfill his ambition as a deep sea trawlerman.
He married a skipper's daughter, but was forced to leave the trawler
industry due to tuberculosis.
Dennis Chapman is a self-taught artist, who is
committed to representing life at sea from a seafaring perspective.
His paintings begin life with hours spent in meticulous research, display
the painstaking attention to detail of the vessels and convey a perception
of the atmosphere experienced by those at sea. Dennis sites Monteque
Dawson and Thomas Jacques Somerscales as influences.
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Dennis' work is in collections throughout the world including
Britain, USA, Scandinavia, Australia, Mainland Europe and Thailand.
Dennis Chapman undertakes Commissions.
The Bibby Line, North Sea Ferries, and Lief and Hawkes shipping agents
are just a fraction of the important maritme commissions he has fulfilled. |
