About Glenn James Secrest

I'm a retired US Navy Captain and former business executive. While I have not had any academic training in painting, I've been privileged to work under the guidance of several of today's masters.

I studied drawing with Thomas Deininger of the Newport (Rhode Island) Art Museum and oil painting with Scott Christensen in his Idaho studio.  I`ve also participated in workshops with internationally-known artists Tony Couch and Tom Lynch in the Carolinas; and Randall Scott, Larry Gerber, Charles GruppeŽand Hugh O`Neill in Florida.

Having spent almost all of my life near or on the sea, my first love is marine subjects. Concentrating in oils and watercolors, my other interests are landscapes and still lifes. Through frequent travel, both in the US and abroad, I continually discover new and exciting subjects for my work.

I`m a member of the American Society of Marine Artists, the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, Plein Air Florida, the Art League of Hilton Head, and the North Palm Beach County Art Association. I reside in Jupiter, Florida.

My artwork has been exhibited at the State University of New York Maritime College, Florida Atlantic University Honors Campus, the Cape Cod Cultural Center, the Herreshoff Marine Museum, and the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta, Florida. Presently, one of my works is on exhibit at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Another will be shown at the American Impressionist Society's 9th Annual  Exhibition at the Coda Gallery in Palm Desert, California in late November. My works are also held in private collections in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee and Florida.