I've
often heard art critics describe paintings of boats as being a little
"twee" or "kitchy" and to be honest I can't understand why. I have
always found boats, and their various shapes and sizes so interesting.
They show the unbelieveable skill used by master craftmen to shape wood
or steel into a structure that can stay boyant in rough
water, that cuts through waves effortlessly and when the sun hits them I
love how the shadows react. This boat in particular tells its own
story, a fishing vessel now retired but every blemish, every spot of
rust tells us of the various battles it once had on the high sea's. Hope
you like it.
