The P&O liner Oriana
I have a great interest in drawing ocean going vessels of
all types, both real and fictional. I have a particular fondness for the great
Atlantic passenger liners. Every ship is unique in details and texture, which
makes them excellent subjects, and I try to detail them as much as possible,
perhaps bordering the line from what is considered 'Art' to 'Illustration.' I
prefer being 'realistic' over 'artsy.' Below are some selected examples of my
maritime illustrations and designs in various mediums. If you wish to have a
favorite ship custom drawn, please contact me by email below.
Michael Cook June 18 2007
Olympic and Normandie in this fictitious sketch. My rendition of a 'rebuilt' S.S. United States with
modernized superstructure additions and foredeck mounted
launches. The H.M.H.S. Britannic sinking. This was an original pencil
drawing, that I colored partly with colored pencils, then Photo-shopped the
water, smoke and sky. N/S Savannah One of my 'classic' designs, drawn as a modern
ship. A super-sized 350,000 ton cruise ship
design. The Queen Elizabeth. A superliner with hints of Bremen in the design. The Queen Mary 2 S.S. Normandie drawn with CorelDRAW. S.S. Normandie. S.S. Uganda, originally British India Steam Navigation Co,
Transferred to P&O line in 1972. She was converted to a school ship in 1967
and also served as a hospital ship and troop transport in the 1982 Falklands
Conflict. The German superliner Bremen. Titanic 2nd class decks looking forward. Perspective wide angle sketch of forward B deck on the
Titanic. A fantasy rebuild of the S.S. France. Isometric AutoCAD sketch of a superliner design rendered
with Photoshop A drawing showing the size of the Titanic compared to the
Jahre Viking, world's largest oil tanker. A bit of Titanic humor. The R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, with her sister Queen Mary in
background. 
