Escape on the Chesapeake

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Another one of my narratives. A man concealed only by a large brimmed hat and the darkness of night tries to escape into open water. Threatening guards patrol the mouth of this inlet. Note the left bank of the inlet is a field of dead salt meadow cordgrass and the right bank has lively smooth cordgrass--the dichotomy is a deliberate illustration of the stakes our protagonist faces.

Apalachicola Storm 1851

                                                              Oil on Canvas            36"x48" $400 + s&h

This painting was my first attempt at a storm painting reminiscent, though not close to skill and quality, of Turner's and Homer's turbulent pieces.  If those two represent the star I was shooting for then this piece is the moon where I landed.  To read more about the story behind the painting, please look below at "Poplar Island Castways."  This painting shows the hurricane  that results in the cast away scene there.  In the distance you can see a waterspout spawned by the storm.

It is worth mentioning that I had a show and lecture at Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus in February 2008.   The 5 painting series was on display (amongst other works). There I was able to provide the story behind the pieces, but until I have a book published and sold, I am quite happy allowing the pieces to stand alone.  It is always interesting to get feedback that I have not help form by feeding verbal information, only the visual variety.