John M. Barber

annapolis marine art gallery

1978 - 2011

JOHN M. BARBER

Nationally known maritime artist John Barber, FASMA, has for many years
dedicated his work to documenting the endangered and vanishing aspects of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast. Mr. Barber received a fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to pursue his education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1969. During that time, he became attuned to the plight of the Chesapeake Bay and has devoted much of his career to painting the sublime beauty of this most valuable and threatened estuary. Each year, Mr. Barber spends considerable time in the field, observing and becoming a part of his subject. He spends many days actually working on the decks of skipjacks, buy-boats and crab skiffs in order to develop a more intimate knowledge of the subjects which he brings to life with pencil and brush.

Mr. Barber is a Charter and Fellow Member of the American Society of Marine Artists, a non-profit organization dedicated to the recognition and support of fine marine art and history in the United States. Through donations of his artwork and copyrights, nearly a half-million dollars has been raised to support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and other non-profit conservation groups.

His efforts were recognized in 1984 when he received the Chesapeake Appreciation Days Award. The Izaak Walton League also honored the artist by presenting him with the 1985 Chesapeake Bay Conservation Award. In 1986, he had the honor of presenting one of his paintings, "Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks" to President Reagan.

Long one of the most successful self-published artists in America, in 2004 Mr. Barber retired from his retail and wholesale print businesses. The Annapolis Marine Art Gallery acquired the business and established John Barber Editions, which will carry on the Barber print legacy through the sale of the existing print inventory and the publishing of new limited-edition prints.

Through his art, Mr. Barber hopes to capture the beauty of this region's fast-disappearing maritime treasure, in order to record these special moments for his children and for generations to come.

The artist still paints full time from his Richmond studio and is the primary source for his original art.

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The John M. Barber Print Portfolio

We Stock John Barber's Entire Print Collection

Bay Country

BAY COUNTRY MILL (Black & White) 6 1/2 by 12 1/2

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $35

CHESAPEAKE BOUND - Making Sail Aboard the Schooner Man A Way
Urbanna, Virginia Circa 1930 14" x 26"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $115

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print

CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY - Sundown over Lancaster County, VA 9" x 14"

Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Print $75

Hand-Remarqued Artist Proof Print $200

Crabbin

CRABBIN' - Dip Netting for Crabs on the Chesapeake Bay 12" x 22

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $100

Hand-Remarqued Artist Proof Print SOLD OUT

CRAB POTTING - Harvesting Blue Crabs on the Chesapeake 12" x 22"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $100

Hand-Remarqued Artist Proof Print SOLD OUT

Days End

DAY'S END ON DAVIS CREEK - Off Mobjack Bay, VA 12" x 24"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print SOLD OUT

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $325

DEAL ISLAND MORNING - Wenona Harbor, Deal Island MD 7" by 14"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $75

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $200

ENCOUNTER AT SMITH POINT - Potomac River, ca. 1935 13" by 23"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $110

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $270

Evening

EVENING SAIL - Tides Inn Carter's Creek, Irvington, Virginia 14" by 23"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $110

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $270

Foggy Run

FOGGY RUN - Skipjack Rounding Hooper Island Lighthouse 12" by 22"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $130

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $300

FIRST LIGHT - Skipjack Ralph T. Webster, built
in 1905, next to Thomas Point Lighthouse 13 3/4" x 26"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $95

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $260

HARBOR BREEZES - St. Michaels Harbor, Maryland 13" by 23"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $110

HEADING OUT - Schooner 'Imagine' at Annapolis, Maryland 13" by 23"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $120

Heading Out

HOMEWARD BOUND- The catboat Selina II & the harbor town of
St. Michael's, Maryland  12" by 22"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $110

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $295

ISLAND MEMORIES - Tangier Island, Virginia 12" by 22"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $95

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $260

Journeys End

JOURNEY'S END - The Adventurer under sail on the Rappahannock River Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. 13" x 25"

Published in 4 formats, 2 on paper and 2 giclee prints on canvas

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition $110

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print SOLD OUT

Giclee Print on Canvas $515

Oil-Enhanced Giclee Print on Canvas $825

Morning Arrival in Balt

MORNING ARRIVAL AT BALTIMORE - Inner Harbor, 1897-18" by 29"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition - $195

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print

Morning

MORNING ON THE POTOMAC - Alexandria VA, ca. 1890 -12" by 19"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $100
Hand Remarqued Limited Edition Print - $270

OFF WINDMILL POINT - Rappahannock River, VA, ca. 1900-15" by 26"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $120

Hand Enhanced Artist Proof Print $325

OLD NORFOLK EVENING - Market Square ca. 1887-18" by 29"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $195
Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $485

PEACEFUL HARBOR - Jackson Creek, Deltaville, Virginia -11" by 18"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $100

Red Sky

RED SKY AT NIGHT - Yawl off New Point Comfort Lighthouse -13" by 25"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $110

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print SOLD OUT

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New Limited Edition Print by John Barber
Released August, 2011

“Offloading the Catch at Tilghman Island”

The Skipjack Elsworth at Harrison Oyster House
Tilghman Island, MD - Circa 1980

By John Morton Barber FELLOW, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MARINE ARTISTS

Signed & Numbered Giclee Print - Paper Print Version - Image size 12” x 22” (Edition Size: 600)...............$195

Signed & Numbered Giclee Print - Paper Print Version - Remarqued Artist Proof (Edition Size: 75)..............$395

Giclee Print on Artist Canvas - Image Size 17” x 32” Actual Size of the Original Oil Painting (Edition Size: 300).........$495

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Statement from John Barber on "Offloading the Catch"

In 1980 I sailed on my first skipjack in order to see first hand how these graceful old vessels caught oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. My first day of oystering was aboard Elsworth, built in 1901 with Captain Darryl Larrimore. At that time there were about three dozen of these boats dredging for oysters in the Maryland waters of the bay. Today only a few remain.

In the print we see Elsworth (Dredge #22) tied up at Harrison Oyster House at Knapp’s Narrows on Tilghman Island, Maryland. She has caught a load of oysters on the nearby Choptank River and now her crew is unloading the day’s catch. Other workboats fill the harbor.

I felt compelled to create this painting to record those early days, over 30 years ago, when I frequented the island, sailed on many of the skipjacks and painted these floating icons of Chesapeake life, hard at work. This is a major painting based on “Offloading the Catch,” a study of the same scene which sold in the spring of 2011.

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $195

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $395

Canvas Giclee Edition - Same size as original oil painting 17" x 32" $495

LIMITED EDITION GICLEE PRINTS ON CANVAS
Available in Very Limited Oil-Enhanced Editions

We have two exciting giclee prints from John Barber which capture
the action and excitement of yacht racing with striking color and bold technique.
These are mantle sized, 24 inches by 36 inches, and are available in two versions,
1) standard giclee on canvas and 2) hand-enhanced with oil paint by Mr. Barber.
The canvases are delivered ready for stretching and framing.

DOWNWIND RUN - Brilliant Spinnakers, Taut Action 24" x 36"

Standard Edition Giclee on Canvas - Edition Size 125 $675

Artist Enhanced Print On Canvas - Edition Size 75 $975

APPROACHING THE MARK - Coming at You, Brilliant Colors 24" x 36"

Standard Edition Giclee on Canvas - Edition Size 125 $675

Artist Enhanced Print on Canvas - Edition Size 75 $975

SPINNAKERS - dynamic brushwork and brilliant color 11" x 14"

Standard Edition Giclee on Canvas - Edition Size 50 $415

Artist Enhanced Print on Canvas Edition Size 50 $600

Kathryn Canvas

THE SKIPJACK 'KATHRYN' AT THOMAS POINT LIGHT
The Kathryn and the Elsworth dredging the oyster beds on a blustery winter day

Oil-Enhanced Lithograph on Canvas, Image 23"x 36" Framed Dimension 44" x 31"

One of our most popular items, this sofa-sized print on canvas
conveys a classic Chesapeake scene with all the motion of wind
and sail included. Each canvas is actually hand-detailed with
oil paint to show the texture of an original canvas.

This item is exclusive to the Annapolis Marine Art Gallery.

$1090 Framed

Frame Choices: 2 1/2" wide Mahogany, Pale Gold or Bright Gold, 1 1/4 " cream linen mat
-Please specify frame color in "Ordering Instructions" section of order form

Reaching for the Finish

REACHING FOR THE FINISH
Hampton Sloops Racing on the Lower Chesapeake 14" X 28"

Salt spray in the air, the calls of wheeling gulls and the shouts of helmsman to crew! These are the sights and sounds of racing sail. Here we see a fleet of Hampton One Designs in tight competition- on a close reach to the finish line. To the right we see boats which are running toward the leeward mark or buoy just aft the leading boat’s boom. The Hamptons were first built in 1934 and continue to be a popular class of racing sloops on the Chesapeake Bay.

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Canvas Print, Ready for Stretching $395

Return of Keeper

RETURN OF THE KEEPER - Thomas Pt. Light, MD 13" by 11"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print $95

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $260

SKIPJACKS AT POINT NO POINT - H.M. Krentz Oystering 13" by 19"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print - SOLD OUT

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print $300

SUMMER BREEZES - Jackson Creek, Deltaville Virginia 13" by 31"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print - $165

Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print - $425

TANGIER AFTERNOON - Hauled Out on Tangier Island 7" by 13"

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print - $85
Hand Remarqued Artist Proof Print - $250

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TWILIGHT FINISH - Wednesday Night Racing at the Annapolis Yacht Club 13 x 28

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print - $125