The Rainbow Fleet, Nantucket. Signed lower right "Jerome Howes". Oil on masonite, 10.5" x 42.5". Framed. Excellent condition. Largely self-taught, Jerome Howes (American, b. 1955) devoted himself to painting in 1994 and quickly gained a wide-spread following on his native Cape Cod, and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. He specializes in marine subjects, having acquired a deep appreciation of the marine art tradition from his father, a paintings and antiques dealer in Brewster, Massachusetts, who had an extensive private collection of 19th century ship portraits.