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Thomas Hoyne served his naval career in the Pacific Theater as a gunnery officer on the L.S.T. 48. This period was no doubt crucial to the development of Hovne’s excellent knowledge of and feel for the water. For not only does he possess a thorough understanding of the anatomy of oceans —of currents, waves, wind and the weight of water he also has an instinctive sense of the poetry of the sea. His point of view is quite unlike that of any other marine painter currently working. He has developed a distinctive, recognizable identity all his own.

Hoyne’s interest in the romance of the great sailing and fishing vessels began during his boyhood when he spent summers at his grandmother’s cottage in Ogunquit, on the coast of Maine.

Some of his work includes: The Widow Maker, Off For The Banks, Fog Peril, and First for Home.

West Fraser's art is naturalistic, created by a feeling for the beauty and moods of nature combined with a subject for expression. His realistic watercolors depict the towns, ports, homes, marshes, and beaches of the land; each with a distinctive understanding of the light, color, details, atmosphere, time and season of the landscape This is apparent in his second series of limited edition prints entitled the Sporting Art series.

Whether his subject is an active urban harbor or a quiet countryside; Fraser’s goal is to evoke what he calls “a sense of place,” an objective and expressive visualization of the look, character and feel of a particular subject. His work is the realization of this goal, brought alive for the viewer through the artist’s thoughtful and inspired observation and rendering.

Some of his work includes: Woods Hole, Annapolis, Charleston, and Seattle Summer.

Robert Sticker's interest in the sea and ships began as a boy on Staten Island where he grew up, and as a World War II navy pilot this fascination continued to grow. He followed his wartime duty with five years of study with Frank J. Reilly at the Art Students League, and his work began to get serious recognition. Deciding to direct his talent toward marine art came naturally for him. Painting a variety of themes from the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and whaling scenes, he followed with his extraordinary series of inland waterway steamboats.

Some of his work includes: Pittsburgh in the Seventies, On the Levee, St. Louis, and Far West.

In 1876, the Far West earned a place in history under the able command of Captain Grant Marsh. This sternwheeler, with wounded soldiers aboard from the battle of the Little Big Horn, raced 700 miles to Bismarck and Fort Lincoln in 54 hours. One of the greatest steamboat runs ever chronicled.

Robert Sticker has captured the Far West in the early morning hours as George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry break camp. Moored at the mouth of Rosebud, the riverboat was the scene of campaign discussions among George Armstrong Custer and his officers.