Ship Model of the HMS Victory, 1758, England

Stamped "Jockey Club Paris"

Oil on canvas framed painting "In the Still of the Night" by Michael Reibel. Unframed 22" x 28" Born in 1964 and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Michael’s earliest recollection of creating art was at the age of 5 during a summer art camp at the J.B. Speed Museum of Art in Louisville. While he began his professional artistic journey later in life than many contemporary painters, he is living proof that it is never too late to pursue a talent, a dream, or a passion. In 2010, he made the decision to leave his corporate day job and solely focus on his fine art career, a decision many viewed as "gutsy", however one that was driven by his passion and desire to continue growing as an artist. Michael has always been drawn to the outdoors and the natural beauty of the landscape. As a young boy, he has vivid memories of riding at the front of his uncle’s boat before sunrise heading out on the lake to fish in a setting of solitude and peacefulness found in the early morning light. The sensory elements of nature are a moving and inspirational experience each and every time he ventures out in search of material for future paintings. The stillness and quietness of the landscape often provide the inspiration for many of his works. Michael loves the patina and rich history of the south, so much so that he and his family relocated to Seabrook, South Carolina in 2016. The majority of his work is of the southern landscape, however he also enjoys still life and figurative work. As a Kentucky native, Michael has a great appreciation for Kentucky bourbon. His unique Bourbon and Spirits still life series has been an enormous success, with paintings selling out almost immediately upon completion. He is a contemporary representational painter working in oils. He has a strong belief in drawing and painting from life. He believes painting a variety of subject matter sharpens his skills and ultimately makes him a better painter. In his view, today’s technologies afford painters a multitude of useful tools, however without the experience of working from life, a painter’s work may not develop to its fullest potential or vision. There are attributes of landscape painting that cannot always be painted from life. Michael describes his work as a pursuit in visual poetry. He is continually striving to move beyond the literal representation of the subject. His goal with each painting is to create a unique piece of fine art that will result in an emotional response from the viewer. Current Member Associations Signature Member National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Associate Member Oil Painters of America Associate Member American Impressionist Society Instructor at the Studio School Savannah, Georgia Judge and Juror for selected national/regional art exhibitions Michael's work can be found in corporate and private collections across the country Exhibitions and Awards 2019 Splendid and Serene invitational group show, Cabarrus Arts Council, Camden NC 2019 Oil and Water, 2-person show, Wells Gallery, Kiawah, SC 2019 Historic Beaufort Foundation Fall Festival of Homes and Gardens event poster 2019 Masters Meet Modern, Eisele Gallery of fine art, Cincinnati, OH 2018 Cheers!, Wells Gallery, Sanctuary Hotel, Kiawah, SC 2017 National Oil and Acrylic Society's Best of America national exhibition, Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN 2017 Beaufort Art Council, ArtPop winner, Beaufort, SC 2017 American Impressionist Society Small Works juried exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery Costa Mesa, CA 2016 Award of Excellence, NOAPS Signature Members exhibition, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH 2015 Viewpoint 47, Cincinnati Art Club juried national exhibition 2014 Best of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society juried national exhibition 2014 Viewpoint 46, Cincinnati Art Club juried national exhibition 2014 American Impressionist Society 15th annual juried national exhibition, Abend Gallery Denver, CO 2011 Telfair Juried Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA 2011 Best of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society national exhibition 2010 NOAPS Society Signature Member event, "Visions for New Decade", Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery, Estes Park, CO 2010 Telfair Juried Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA 2010 Fine Arts on the River, juried art festival, Savannah, GA 2009 Awarded Signature Status by the National Oil and Acrylics Painters Society 2009 Best of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society national exhibition Solo Exhibition, "Crabbin' Along the Georgia Coast", McIntosh Art Association, Darien, GA, April-June 2009 2009 St. James Juried Art Festival, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition DS Creations Gallery, Louisville, KY October 2008 2008 Best of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society national exhibition 2008 Central South National Art Exhibition, Tennessee Art...

19th century Aubusson style tapestry "Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel outside the Garden of Eden." Original backing.  

19th century framed oil on copper painting "The Ascension of Mary" continental school. Unsigned.  

Continental marble-top side table in the shape of a lyriform, early 20th century. Measures: 22 1/4 x width 21 x depth 16 7/8 inches.  

20th century British framed oil on canvas "Valley of the Rothe" by F. M. de la Coze. Signed.       

A good quality Georgian style scale model of the hull of the HMS Victory, one of Britain’s most famous 18th century Royal Navy ships. Made from stoneware with a bronzed finish, this ...

Plank on frame model of the famous English warship HMS Victory. This model is planked in varnished walnut above the waterline and copper sheathed below. Fu...

Professionally built model of the American merchant ship “United States Victory”. The model has masts, booms, hatches, super structure, bitts, cleats, ri...

A 1 x 1 inch piece of the white ensign flag flown from the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar Presented in an attractive Victorian-era gold colo...

A bronze waterline model of the Royal Navy porpoise-class submarine HMS Finwhale (SO5). HMS Finwhale (S05) was the fifth Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 21 July 1959 and first commissioned on 19 August 1960. During her first commission she went further under the ice than any other submarine at the time. She was recommissioned on 27 January 1964. In March 1965 on her second Arctic patrol she further eclipsed her first ice patrol, penetrating 95 miles into the ice. The Porpoise class was an eight-boat class of diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Navy. This class was originally designated patrol submarines, then attack. They were the first conventional British submarines to be built after the end of World War II. Their design was, in many ways, influenced by the German World War...

A carved and painted model of HMS Emerald, 1811, the frigate finely modelled and painted with a white hull, black plimsole line, yellow topsides and red cannon ports, raised on the original mahogany stand with turned feet and a plaque reading ‘HMSEmerald, 36 Gun Frigate. Launched on the Thames in 1795. A scale model ½”-1’ made for Captain F. L .Maitland, her Commander 1806-1911 together with a painting of H.M.S. Emerald by Nicholas Pocock...