PHILIP S. STEEL’S painting career began as a teenager in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He studied drawing and painting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Chester County Art Association. After college and a tour with the Navy, he completed a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of California at Berkeley where he continued his painting studies. Much of Philip’s subject matter reflects his love of the sea and the people whose lives are affected by it. He’s a world traveler and has taught watercolor workshops in Italy, France, Scotland, England, and on Mediterranean cruises. Philip is an artist, an architect, and an active preservationist. He has gained world recognition as an artist and his work is found in many corporate and private collections throughout North America. Philip has held a number of one-man shows in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, and Florida, and is listed in Who’s Who in American Art. Philip and his wife live in Ft. Pierce, Florida in the winter and Southwest Harbor, Maine during the summer and fall. He invites you to visit his website www.philipssteel.com to see his artwork and learn more about his life as an artist.