Deryck Foster Biography

Deryck Foster is one of those rare marine artists whose skill as a painter of sea and sail is paralleled by solid practical experience. His exposure to sailing began at seven years of age. From dinghies he progressed to cruising and off-shore racing. This informal experience was supplemented by turns as a watch officer aboard Britain's sail training schooners the “Sir Winston Churchill” and the “Malcolm Miller” and several years as bowman of the Yarmouth lifeboat.

Mr. Foster's artistic training began at the Southern School of Art, Bournemouth and after war service, continued at the Central School of Art, London. He has exhibited at the Royal Society of Marine Artists for over thirty years, he was elected a member in 1964. He is in the permanent collection of Russell Coates Art Gallery, Bournemouth and the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England. His patrons include Prince Philip and England's former Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath.

Mr. Foster had a studio in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, for many years as well as his adopted second home of Bermuda.

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