James Flood

James Allen Flood was born on July 4, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to Miami in 1961, graduating from Miami Jackson High School the following year. He served in the Navy from 1965 to 1969, working as Quartermaster on the command cruiser USS Wright, the destroyer USS Laffey, and the battleship USS New Jersey. After his military service, Flood earned an AA degree in Art from Miami-Dade Community College and worked various jobs before joining Eastern Airlines’ art department in 1974, where he remained until the airline ceased operations in 1991.
Flood’s paintings focus on nautical subjects, typically depicting ships in historical contexts. He is a member of the Naval Institute and the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). His work is displayed at prestigious locations including the Naval Institute in Annapolis, the Wiley Post Museum in Oklahoma City, the Olympia Memorial in Philadelphia, and the battleship Alabama in Mobile, among numerous other ships, museums, and maritime publications.
In 1996, Flood was invited to visit the Duke of Edinburgh aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia to present his painting to the Duke’s Trust. His paintings have appeared in a 20th Century Fox film and at a Memphis exhibition about the Titanic in 1997. An accomplished musician and avid maritime historian, Flood is represented by Park West Gallery.