Capt. David H. Large, ret.
Update April 2, 2008
David and his son Adam aboard the "Roslyn-k in Newport, Oregon.
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David Harold Large ISMP October 8, 1945 - President The International Society of Marine Painters Of Norwegian decent, Mr. Large was born in Big Creek, California, raised and educated in Southern California. He was artistically active even in High School as the Art Club President. After his service in the Navy, Mr. Large was educated in Architecture. He used his artistic talents to produce architectural renderings for the firm of Lewis/Graham, AIA, Dana Point, California, for five years. Then, forming a junior partnership with Robert J. Graham to form the firm of R. J. Graham & Associates, AIA, San Clemente, California, he continued in architecture. Having projects all along the southern California coast and in Hawaii, he fell in love with sailing vessels and focused his art in that direction, painting several of the schooners and ketches he was privileged to sail on. Upon Mr. Graham's tragic death, David moved his family to the Oregon coast and started a completely new career in commercial fishing. For the next 20 years, he fished his own commercial boats, starting in a small 22 foot Salmon Dory and moving on up to larger Tuna trollers. He fished Tuna in the summer, Crab in the winter and painted in between times, selling at local galleries up and down the Oregon coast. His painting themes ranged from classic schooners to the fishing boats of his home port in Newport, Oregon, occasionally painting a commissioned seascape. To get his perspective correct while painting in the studio; he started making models of his painting subjects. He became so good at model making he started getting commissions for them as well. His models are in the collection of the U. S. Coast Guard, Port of Horon, Ships Wheel Museum, Wisconsin, and Caroline Productions, makers of "Touched by an Angel" CBS TV series, as well as, in the private collections of Capt. Peter Jones, Prof. Grant Goodell, artist Don McMichael and many others. Upon his retirement from commercial fishing he moved his family to Montana, where he could be with his father, who was suffering from Lung Cancer and allow his wife, Roslyn, to return to her home state and her family. For the last six years in Montana and one year in Eagle, Idaho, he has painted full time, marketing through the internet and some selected galleries on the east coast, west coast and in Montana with an occasional sale coming as a result of art shows. Mr. and Mrs. Large moved to Eagle, Idaho in February, 2005 and had made it their home for two years. They have now returned to Libby, Montana where they will remain for the foreseeable future. Mr. Large's last exhibit was at the Ventura County Maritime Museum in the International Society of Marine Painters 2006 "International Waters" exhibit. Mr. Large has been elected as president of the International Society of Marine Painters (ISMP). His painting "OP-Sail 1999, Coos Bay" was jurried and accepted into the U.S. Coast Guard Art exhibit 2001 and into their permentant art collection. In the past, he has been juried and accepted into the American Society of Marine Artist's (ASMA), Coos Bay, Oregon Maritime Art Exhibit (1998, 1999 and 2002) and the (ASMA) Newport Nautical Museum Marine Art Exhibit, Newport Beach, California, marine art exhibit "A Brush With The Sea" . Commissions from his web page have him booked up until mid summer 2008. He has had his paintings featured as covers for Good Old Boat,, 48 North, sailing magazine, The Wet Pages, nautical magazine. Mr. Large is a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States where he served on the Color Guard, honoring veterans who have passed away by helping provide honors at their well earned military funeral. He is also a member of the American Legion where he served one term as Post Veterans Service Officer for Post 92, Libby, Montana. He is now a Life Member of the Boise, Idaho VFW post. |
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