Welcome to the website of American artist Christopher Jenkins.  The website features my oil paintings of transportation machines, including ships, trains, and airplanes.  My paintings have been juried into several national and international exhibitions, and displayed in museums and other public venues.


There are few subjects that lend themselves better to painting than transportation machines.  Only a rare photograph or a well executed painting can capture the soul of a machine.  It can be the thrill of a passing train, the unstoppable momentum of a ship, or the decay of obsolete equipment that the artist must capture.  Painting is the best way to visualize a bygone scene that can not be recreated, make a memory tangible, or observe a machine from a viewing angle that could not be attained.

All of thepaintings are based on my original drawings, and are painted on canvas, linen or masonite using traditional oil painting methods.






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  Elmira Branch   Oil on stretched Canvas 28 x 22"   completed 2009



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Three Degrees North.  Oil on Belgian linen panel. 
A refrigerated ship loading bananas circa 1910.



High quality prints of this painting are available in several sizes, framed or unframed   Click here for easy online shopping:   trainsshipsplanes store









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Allied-Orient Lines
Oil on Stretched Canvas  2009



This painting was selected by the Allied Artists of America for inclusion in their 96th annual exhibition November 13th thru December 1, 2009 at the National Arts Club in New York City

 

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The Dawn Patrol   A pair of  Pennsylvania Railroad Baldwin Sharks roll out with the morning transfer run.  Oil on Belgian linen board, 24"x  18"   





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New York-98
Oil on Archival Belgian Linen.   24 x18 inches, completed 2009.




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Several of my paintings are now on Fine Art America, click the logo below to see them

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Please visit our affilate site, Historic Rail.  They carry a wide variety of excellent railroad items, including prints from many of the best railroad artists.













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I invite you to take a moment and explore my gallery pages.   You will find railroad paintings, airplane paintings, and ship paintings.  Although some of the originals are spoken for, others are available for purchase.   Prints are also available.


Prints and available originals are easy to order on line.  Please check the ordering information page for fast, secure ordering via the Imagekind.com and Yessy.com on line gallery sites. 

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My painting Allied Orient Lines was selected for inclusion in  the 96th Annual Exhibition of the Allied Artists of America November 13 thru December 1, 2009 at the National Arts Club in New York City

My paintings were selected for inclusion in two exhibitions during the summer of 2008: the International Waters Exhibit at the Ventura County Maritime Museum in Oxnard, California, and the Railway Reflections International Art Expo   at the Nevada State Library Gallery in Carson City, Nevada.

My painting Daybreak Palms was selected for the exhibit book for the 2009 Richeson75 International Small Works Competition.

My painting AHEAD OF THE WEATHER was selected for the Silver Anniversary Juried Show of the American Plains Artists, which was held at the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa, TX   June 6-July 12th 2009.