The United Gas Pipe Line Company Collection

UGPL 0015 Morning, Edward, Marine Painting, oil on canvas, 25” x 30,” 1965

Edward Mornng (1903- )

Written in 1976 for the catalog and reproduced as printed, with spelling corrected. Not current.

The feeling and force of strong wind infuses the work of American marine painter Edward Mornng. His seascape Marine Painting counterpositions the directional surge of the waves with that of blown clouds to achieve a remarkably emotional canvas, full of tension and energy.

Mornng was born in California, in 1903. His paintings depicting water and rocks in seascapes, undisturbed by ships or man, are both realistic and romantic. He has produced work in all medias, but is known chiefly for his watercolors and paintings in oil.

From The Art Collection of United Gas Pipe Line Company (Houston, 1976), curated by Susan Rush.