A professional Marine Artist who works in a studio in Lee on the Solent.

He has had many one-man and joint exhibitions in England, Germany and Belgium. He has exhibited in London at the Watercolour and Drawings Fair, the Kensington Fine Art Fair, the Affordable Art Fair and, as a lay member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, at the Mall Galleries. Among many other exhibitions he has had a private show for HMY Britannia.

His work may be found in numerous private and public collections including local museums, the Royal Yacht Squadron and the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven.

Working mainly in watercolours in a self taught style, his detailed paintings are the results of many hours of research and knowledge of old working craft. He has been the mate of a Thames sailing barge and a gaff schooner and has also participated in the Tall ships races, for whom he recently designed the centre of the new annual Friendship Trophy which replaced the Cutty Sark Trophy.

Colin will accept commissions on most maritime subjects. He specialises in old working sail, square riggers, J-class yachts, Portsmouth Harbour views, Royal Yachts and Lighthouses.

Recent commissions include ''3 Grand Dames of Yachting'', Suhali, Lively Lady & Gypsy Moth IV, the first large print of which he presented, on the Yacht''s behalf, to HRH Princess Anne at the London Boat Show. He was also commissioned by HMS Gloucester and the new HMS Clyde and did chartworks for presentation to the departing captains of HMS Trafalgar and HMS Bulwark.

For further information or commissions please

e-mail to colinmbaxter@hotmail.co.uk or call his Studio on 02392 525014.