Christopher Blossom was born in 1956 and resides on the East Coast. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, he spends his free time doing research at North American sailing sights. He began training informally with his father and then attended the Parsons School of Design. A passionate maritime artist, his works are exhibited by the U.S. Navy, the Mystic Seaport Museum, and the Colorado History Museum. He won two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators Scholarship Exhibition and the National Academy of Western Art for his painting of ships in Monterey. Almost the only time he isn’t painting is when he is sailing, visiting ports in Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, the Bahamas, California and Washington State.