Origin: British-Chilean
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Thomas J. Somerscales
A great natural talent, Somerscales took a rather unorthodox route to becoming a recognized marine art sensation in his native England. Educated as a teacher, he sketched and painted while serving onboard ships in the Royal Navy as a schoolmaster. Influenced early on by the beauty of J.M.W. Turner's compositions, Somerscales' work possesses his accurate…