Railroad Ship Aviation Paintings
Autumn on the Reading
On a beautiful fall afternoon, Reading F units expedite the movement of a long freight.
Oil on Canvas 18 x 24
The artist with the painting Ahead of the Weather
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 many national and international exhibitions, and displayed in museums, galleries, and other public venues.
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On the High Line
by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on stretched Canvas 24 x18
High in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado, a narrow gauge freight eases across a shaking trestle.
The painting is patterned after bridge 46 on the RGS. This vantage point would be impossible to achieve in
reality, except possibly by helicopter!
On the High Line
by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on stretched Canvas 24 x18
High in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado, a narrow gauge freight eases across a shaking trestle.
The painting is patterned after bridge 46 on the RGS. This vantage point would be impossible to achieve in
reality, except possibly by helicopter!
Autumn Fog
Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
An Erie Lackawanna freight on a foggy fall morning.
18 x 14 inches on canvas board
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. A 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 otherwise attained.
All of the paintings are based on my original drawings, and are painted on canvas, linen or masonite using traditional oil painting methods.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Two of my paintings were selected for inclusion in the 2012 Railart Show & Sale at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The show opens May 19.
Three of my paintings appeared in All Aboard, and Exhibit of Trains the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, Vermont February -April 2012.
A full page article about my paintings appears in the January 2012 issue of American Art Collector Magazine.
My painting Superpower at Scranton served as the back cover for the the fourth quarter 2011 issue of The Diamond, which is the quarterly publication of the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society. That issue of the magazine provides excellent coverage of the DL&W station at Scranton, PA.
One of my paintings was included in an article in the November 2011 issue of American Art Collector Magazine, and I have an advertisement in the magazine.
--My painting Thunder in Cathedral Canyon was selected for inclusion in the Western Spirit Art Show and Sale in Cheyenne Wyoming,
in 2011, and my painting This Way West wasl be part of the miniatures show.
Several of my paintings are now available at Silver Rails Gallery in La Palata, Missouri
In August 2010 three of my paintings appeared in the book Railway Art, published by Artbox International of Tokyo
If you have questions or would like to check the availability of an original painting, please email me: trainsshipsplanes@comcast.net
Bridge Traffic
The New York Ontario and Western lives again! Columns of diesel exhaust are visible against autumn browns of the Catskill mountains.
Oil on Belgian Linen Panel. An edition of 50 giclee prints on canvas has been produced from the original.
NYO&W logo trademark used with permission of the New York Ontario and Western Historical Society
Into the Front Range
Oil on Masonite 26 x 32
A double headed narrow gauge freight climbing the Eastern slope of the Rockies.
Wheat.....From North Dakota
18 x 24 Oil on stretched Canvas
It is early evening on the vast expanse of the Dakota Prairie, and these Milwaukee Road diesels have just finished switching a pair of grain elevators. Behind the locomotives stretch and almost endless string of boxcars with grain doors.
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Dawn of the Diesel
Oil on stretched Canvas
24 x 18 inches
The Pioneer Zephyr at speed on the Nebraska Prairie
The original oil painting and prints are available from Silver Rails Gallery in LaPlata, MO
http://www.silverrailsgallery.com
Oil on stretched Canvas
24 x 18 inches
The Pioneer Zephyr at speed on the Nebraska Prairie
The original oil painting and prints are available from Silver Rails Gallery in LaPlata, MO
http://www.silverrailsgallery.com
Thunder in Cathedral Canyon-
An oil painting of a narrow gauge freight in the depths of a Colorado canyon.
My inspiration for this painting came from the Florence and Cripple Creek, now an automobile road through the Phantom Canyon.
Oil on stretched canvas 20 x 16---
This painting was selected for inclusion in the 2011 Western Spirit Art Show and Sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The show was held by the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.
East of the Belt Range
by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on stretched canvas
18 x 24
Milwaukee Road diesels roll a long freight in Montana.
Three Degrees North.
Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on Belgian linen panel.
A refrigerated ship loading bananas circa 1910.
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Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on Belgian linen panel.
A refrigerated ship loading bananas circa 1910.
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Allied-Orient Lines
Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on Stretched Canvas 24 x 20
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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Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
Oil on Stretched Canvas 24 x 20
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
Oil painting by Christopher Jenkins
A pair of Pennsylvania Railroad Baldwin Sharks roll out with the morning transfer run. Oil on Belgian linen board.
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If you have questions or would like to check the availability of an
original painting, please email me: trainsshipsplanes@comcast.net
Feel the Ground Shake
Oil on stretched canvas 18 x 24 inches
With a combined locomotive and tender weight of nearly 400,000 lbs, this 4-8-4 northern type has no difficulty rolling a freight train that stretches to the horizon. The fireman leans out over the cab armrest, listening to the sound of steam rushing from the lifting safety valve.
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 greeting cards of many of my paintings can be ordered from Fine Art America. They are offered in a variety of sizes, framed or unframed with something for every budget. Clicking on this box will take you to their site:
A selection of my original paintings and some prints are available from the Silver Rails Gallery in LaPlata, MO. This is the link to their on line store.
http://www.silverrailsgallery.com
Click on:
http://www.yessy.com/shipstrains45/gallery.html to see available originals and limited edition prints. You'll also see a broader selection of my paintings than just those displayed on this site.
Three of my paintings were published in the book Railway Art published by Art Box International in Tokyo, Japan
My painting Thunder in Cathedral Canyon was selected for the Western Spirit Art Show and Sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming, opening March 5, 2011
My painting NYC Tug won 7th place in the Steamship Historical Society of America's Art & Photography contest. The Painting was published in the Spring 2010 issue of the Society's magazine PowerShips.
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.
Prints and greeting cards of many of my paintings can be ordered from Fine Art America. They are offered in a variety of sizes, framed or unframed with something for every budget. Clicking on this box will take you to their site:
A selection of my original paintings and some prints are available from the Silver Rails Gallery in LaPlata, MO. This is the link to their on line store.
http://www.silverrailsgallery.com
Click on:
http://www.yessy.com/shipstrains45/gallery.html to see available originals and limited edition prints. You'll also see a broader selection of my paintings than just those displayed on this site.
Three of my paintings were published in the book Railway Art published by Art Box International in Tokyo, Japan
My painting Thunder in Cathedral Canyon was selected for the Western Spirit Art Show and Sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming, opening March 5, 2011
My painting NYC Tug won 7th place in the Steamship Historical Society of America's Art & Photography contest. The Painting was published in the Spring 2010 issue of the Society's magazine PowerShips.
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.
