“Old Dredge”
oil on panel, 2011
6” x 6” (15.24cm x 15.24cm)
Here is second of my 3 paintings in the 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale at the Randy Higbee Gallery tonight, Saturday December 3rd, and hangs through December 22nd.
An old relic, left in the cold shallow waters, listing to the right, about to face another winter storm, half heartedly covered by the yellow tarp.
Hung up by the dock and unable to sail it’s stuck between two worlds in a state of purgatory. It’s no longer needed but not pulled ashore. It can’t sink anymore but is contained by jetties in the protected harbor so no storm will be able to put it out of its misery by dragging it to the bottom where at least marine life would have it as a home, an artificial reef.
Too outdated for work but neither is it salvaged to be put back into service in some new form. It is forgotten in plain sight.152
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good heavens, this is amazing!! so strong, beautifully done. and your post paints an equally strong picture. bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteI always appreciate the comments from other artists.
Glad you enjoyed the post too since it is what I see and I am always striving to show that.