Maarten Platje

HIGHLANDS – Guns Blazing, The War of 1812 and the New Jersey Shore, exhibition has opened at the Twin Lights Historical Museum and will remain in place through Nov. 22.

Highlands, NJ  -  A new, multi-gallery exhibit of historic maritime paintings is open to the public at the Twin Lights Museum. “Guns Blazing! The War of 1812 and the New Jersey Shore” features 15 dramatic works in oil by Maarten Platje, whose bold brushwork and attention to detail brings to life a game-changing chapter in American naval history. The exhibit, in Galleries II and III of the museum, also features historic artifacts and a short video on the 32-month conflict between the United States and Great Britain.

In 2014 our friends at Navesink Maritime Heritage Association organized an event that commemorated New Jersey’s 350^th anniversary. Martin & Ottaway and a number of maritime organizations quickly jumped in as event sponsors and their sponsorship allowed the replica vessel Onrust to visit the Navesink River where New Jersey was originally settled.

The newest paintings on exhibit at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum are by a Dutch artist who finds visual inspiration in American maritime history. Painter Maarten Platje's ambitious plan resulted in fifteen paintings depicting important historical events and sea battles. These paintings will be on display at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum January 9 through to March 25, 2019.