New Painting

Artist Mick Palumbo was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1958 along the shores of Lake Erie, where he would gain numerous experiences to catapult his career in art. He has been drawing “since he could hold a pencil”, and this passion drove him to attend school at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Although he studied there briefly due to financial reasons, his desire to pursue a career in  art was not diminished. He began to paint works that consisted of pirates, ships, and other sea-inspired scenes and found that this was his niche.

As for the influences for his art, Palumbo points first and foremost to his own hobbies of reading and sailing. He has read countless books on and stories about pirates, sea battles, and sailing in general, and these  deeply inspires him. Some of his favorites are Moby Dick, True Tales of Buried Treasure, and Mutiny and Murder. Additionally, the often rugged style of his paintings was inspired by the hardly “romantic” lifestyle of vagabonds which he read countless books about. After having read these books, he was inspired to do some traveling. Among his destinations were Marshfield, Massachusetts to visit Edward Rowe Snow an author of pirates books, books on murders, ghost stories and hounted lighthouses, ect. After visiting with him, he went into New York for the tall ships festival. Another trip was to Toronto Canada to sail on the Pathfinder for a week then his hitchhike back home.

Other than art, Mick is very passionate about sailing and has owned seven sailboats since the age of 18. Anything from a 10′ 6″ Sears Fleetwind to a 18’ Jolly Boat (buildt in England), to a 27′ Tartan Yawl and others.  He has sailed in a multitude of areas, including Lake Erie, Pymatuning, and all over the Florida coast. He sailed from Key Largo to Key west on a 17′ O’Day.

Palumbo’s art has been features at multiple exhibits, including anything from “Tall Ship” festivals in Cleveland, to Key West, Baltimore, and Ashtabula, Ohio at Lake Erie.