Leonard John Pearce (1932-)

Born in London, this contemporary marine artist has excelled in fine marine art images since 1971. Prior to this he ran a success design studio and earned a membership to the Royal Academy of Industrial Artists and Designers. He attended the Sutton & Cheam School of Art and followed that with studies at the City and Guilds School of Art, both in London.

Having exhibited and won awards at the Royal Society of Marine Artists and Mystic Seaport, his work is now in the collections of these leading museums. He also painted a sought-after series of clipper ships on porcelain for the Franklin Mint in the early 1980s, as well as publishing several print series.