Showing posts with label Seascapes in folk art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seascapes in folk art. Show all posts

Saturday, April 6, 2013

"The Clipper" 19th Century Sailing Ship - Naive Seascape Folk Art


I know - who really cares about 19th Century painting reproductions? I do. I would paint them all the time, but it's a tiny market. In fact, I willed this one not to sell because I take that as a sign that I should keep it. I know just where I'll hang it.



 
24 x 18
Acrylic on Stretched Canvas




If any of you have ever tried to paint a tall ship, you know how difficult it was getting the rigging right (or as 'right' as I could manage). There must have been miles of rope on those vessels. I was almost cross-eyed by the end.