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The Eternal Sea

$30,000.00

The Eternal Sea Original Oil on Stretched Belgian Linen 183cm x 101.5cm by Ian Hansen

Inspiration: “This painting was inspired when I was sailing across Bass Strait in the 1995 Sydney- Hobart yacht race.   We were hit by a gale and the seas built quite rapidly. When the full moon would come out  from behind the clouds, the seas we could see were awesome, things had calmed down by next morning and I did a quick sketch while it was still fresh in my mind.”

Born in South Australia in 1948, Ian’s childhood years were spent on the shores of Hervey Bay. It was here that his deep love of the sea and ships began. By the age of eight, he was actively painting with watercolour, moving to oils when he was eleven. His first oil work still hangs in his studio in Hunters Hill. Joining the Navy at fifteen, Ian served for twelve years continually painting the ships and scenes he observes on his travels. On leaving the navy Ian decided to paint full time and eventually settled in Sydney.

Married and with three children, Ian lives in Hunters Hill in a heritage house built in 1906 as a Doctors residence. Ian paints in his Studio gallery converted from the original stables. He enjoys taking to sea on his yacht “Karalee ” and has completed many ocean races. Sailing is still an important part of his life and it is from these trips that he draws his inspiration and great understanding of the sea.

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