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Thomas Hoyne, “Shamming the Gulls,” 1981, oil on panel, 28 by 34 inches; courtesy Ventura County Maritime Museum.

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‘FROM MODEL TO MASTERPIECE’ ON VIEW AT MYSTIC SEAPORT w/1 cut

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MYSTIC, CONN. — “From Model to Masterpiece: The Work of Thomas Hoyne and Erik Ronnberg” is on view at Mystic Seaport through March.

This exhibit, which is in the Museum’s Mallory Exhibit Hall, brings together the work of two artists: the maritime paintings of Hoyne and the ship models created for those paintings by Ronnberg.

From 1972 until his death in 1989, Hoyne created more than 100 maritime paintings. He acted as a “visual reporter,” recreating historical maritime scenes on his canvas, taking great pain to create images that were true to life.

After researching a particular vessel or maritime event he wanted to paint, Hoyne would often commission Ronnberg to create a scale model of the vessel. Using the newly created model, Hoyne would sketch the vessel in a variety of positions by placing it in sand or cat litter to capture the “movement” of the ship as it cut through the water. To show proper stances and body positions of his figures, Hoyne would work from photographs of himself and friends posed in fishing gear.

Before embarking on his maritime paintings, Hoyne was a commercial illustrator. His best known work is the Jolly Green Giant and the Charmin baby.

For general information, www.mysticseaport.org or 888-973-2767.