Williamson-Pultneyville Historical Society April Program
Lake Ontario
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
7:00 PM
Gates Hall
Roland (Chip) Stevens
A Unique Evening of Discovery:
Roland (Chip) Stevens is an accomplished artist, well known
and honored for his work in watercolor.
In addition, Chip is an “Old Shipwreck Hunter”, along with Jim
Kennard and Roger Pawlowski. Together, they search and locate shipwrecks in Lake Ontario
On April 1st, Chip will present a truly unique
program. Chip will talk about his
experience as a shipwreck hunter. We will hear
how the adventurous trio goes about locating and then exploring sunken ships on our lake, including finding canal boats that likely date to
the 1800’s and, most recently, the Nisbet Grammer, the largest ship to ever sink in Lake Ontario
While we hear about shipwrecks, Chip will be producing a
watercolor painting of one of these shipwrecks.
He will tell us about his methods, show us his materials, talk about
design and composition. And before our very eyes, he will create a
one-of-a-kind “Roland Stevens”. The
painting, when completed, will be donated to the Williamson-Pultneyville
Historical Society and
will be made available through
a fundraiser later this year.
Chip is a native of Rochester ,
a resident of Pultneyville and a graduate of the Syracuse University School of
Architecture. He enjoyed a 30 year
career as a NYS registered architect, including 5 years as a County Planner. He has been
retired for 13 years; 10 of those years have included shipwreck exploring.
Speaking of his success as an
artist, Chip says, "As an architect, having been trained to explore the
multiple possibilities of every design, I have found it equally exciting and
rewarding to apply that training towards watercolor painting. I search for
natural subject matter that presents an interesting challenge, frequently
changing the focal point of interest by how I apply color. “
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