Transcur off Southwold
by Matthew Garrard

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History of the Group

In 1979 six amateur and professional marine painters met at the famous "Butt and Oyster" pub at Pin Mill on the banks of the River Orwell, Suffolk. Inspired by the surroundings and a shared enthusiasm for depicting the maritime scene the East Anglian Group of Marine Artists was brought into being. Soon, others were invited to join, amongst them being some well-known and highly regarded artists with a leaning towards East Coast subject matter. An inaugural exhibition was held in Ipswich early the following year, since when the group has moved from strength to strength with a steady improvement in standards and diversity.

Candidate members exhibit with the group before being considered for full membership at the annual general meeting. The group has a maximum of 25 full members.

A major exhibition is held twice a year, including a biennial show at the Mall Galleries in London. Although the over-riding theme is work depicting the East Anglian maritime scene, some members stray to other parts of the world from time to time with equally good effect.

The group celebrated it's first 30 years in 2009 and is looking forward to many more to come.