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David Thimgan

David Thimgan (1955 - 2003) was active/lived in California.  David Thimgan is known for Historical marine painting, seafaring.

David Thimgan (1955-2003)
American

David Thimgan was without a doubt one of the leaders of a new generation of marine artists. Specializing in re-creating scenes of America’s seafaring past with emphasis on the West Coast and Pacific Rim waterways, David’s technique developed to near perfection. His uncanny ability to portray the fluidity and texture of the sea’s many moods combined with an artist’s eye for color and a historian’s knowledge of the way of a ship generated some of the most strikingly accurate and appealing marine paintings by a modern maritime artist.

A Southern California native, David attended public schools in San Bernardino and later enrolled at Cal State University. Both his mother and father painted as a hobby, and much of the artist’s early influence came from them. Showing his artistic talent at an early age, David created pencil sketches and watercolors as a child that hinted of the precision that was to follow.

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