John Michael Groves (1937-2019), Muscat harbour, signed, inscribed and dated '89 lower left, pastel. Measurements 35 x 58cm, framed measurements 61 x 81cm

John Michael Groves RSMA (1937-2019) was a British marine artist. He studied at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, beginning his career as a commerical artist and illustrator before turning exclusively to marine subjects and becoming a full time artist in 1977. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists in 1977 and throughout his long career focused on painting marine and coastal scenes, landscapes and sea vessels, as well as painting historical marine compositions. His main mediums of choice were oil, pastel, pen and ink.