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artist
does his
research

WHEN JOHN Horton
prepares to paint one of his
works of marine art, he reat-
ly does his homework.

By CHRIS WONG

Contetbutiny Wriet

Take the research Horton did
before painting his latest work,
Repairs To Discovery.

The painting recreates a visit in
1792 by Captain George Van-
couver to Restoration Cove (near
Bella Coola) where he stopped to
make repairs on two of his vessels,
The Discovery and the Chatham.
Damages were inflicted after the
boats grounded on rocks in Queen
Charlotte Sound.

Over a period of five years,
Horton found out as much as he
could about the incident. To do so,
he visited the Greenwhich Mari-
tim: Museum in London, exam-
ined copies of the actual pencil
drawings of the ships and even
took a peek at the ship logs

Horton also went to the area
itself, travelling as he often does in
B.C. waters via his 35-foot boat
named, appropriately. Artist +
Life

Indeed, Horton said he has
spent most of his hte either at or
near the sea, while also realizing
his artistic gouls.

Porton, 50, was raisee ir Poole,
@ seaport on the south caast af
England, which os the second larg-
est natural harbor in the world.

At age 16 he qoinec the Roval
Navy and stayed ino the naval
reserve for 12 years. Since moving
to Canada 20 years avo. Horton
has done about 800 piintings.
mainly on marine subjects

Horton's work. usually done in
oils, has been featured on the CBC
and in National Fiim Board pro-
ductions.

His main love is historical paint-
ings, such as the one concerning
Captain Vancouver which was

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