\u201cThe subject in my artwork focuses on boats because, as a boat builder, I\u2019m around them all the time and don’t get tired of looking at them,\u201d he says. \u201cThat, and a little romance thrown in. But saying that, I don’t do traditional seascapes, or imagery that is trying to depict a historic moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Grove, the painting process is all about exploring atmospheres via colour, experimenting with erotica by way of wood. Uh\u2026 well, kinda, on that last point.<\/p>\n \u201cMy interest is in the sensual shape of the hulls out of the water and how the light plays with that shape as the sun moves across the sky,\u201d he says. \u201cI also love taking artistic license by emphasizing the colour of the wood and the moods of the seen.\u201d<\/p>\n And if it seems like perhaps paintings of boats aren\u2019t exactly what most college students are interested in, Grove\u2019s experience proves otherwise. People of all ages love his work\u2026 some even going so far as to nab copies of it in a most unlawful way.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I started painting boats I did them for myself first,\u201d he says. \u201cThen, when one image was used for a boat-show poster, people were stealing the posters for the art. I realized I\u2019d found a style that was appealing to not just me, but to many. Over the years I\u2019ve found my clients have been men and women, young and old, and of all types.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Ruth.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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