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New shaped canvas acrylic painting, 40" x 32", as

New shaped canvas acrylic painting, 40" x 32", as yet untitled,

I took this picture of the skipjack Elsworth in th

I took this picture of the skipjack Elsworth in the mid 1980s from the deck of the Kathryn, another skipjack.

"Hauling the Dredge", watercolor on Twinrocker han

"Hauling the Dredge", watercolor on Twinrocker handmade paper, 20" x 12".

New painting - "Stanley Norman off Howell Point",

New painting - "Stanley Norman off Howell Point", watercolor, 18.5" x 12".

"Stanley Norman" dredging oysters off Howell Point

"Stanley Norman" dredging oysters off Howell Point on the Choptank River, Capt. Ed Farley at the helm - circa 1984.

"Maggie Lee" is a recent watercolor taken from pho

"Maggie Lee" is a recent watercolor taken from photos I shot in the 1980s. The Maggie Lee is one of several skipjacks whose pictures I shot that are no longer with us.

Above" My lithograph, "Seven Foot Knoll". Below: p

Above" My lithograph, "Seven Foot Knoll". Below: photos of the skipjack "Minnie V" and the lighthouse, which I combined to compose my lithograph.

The skipjack "Wilma Lee" now lives in Eastport, at

The skipjack "Wilma Lee" now lives in Eastport, at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. Here's how she appeared as she dredged oysters on the Choptank back in the early '80s.

"Elsworth", watercolor, 7" x 4.5".

"Elsworth", watercolor, 7" x 4.5".

This is not an actual guitar! Rendered true to lif

This is not an actual guitar! Rendered true to life size, "El Trovador" is a watercolor, 24" x 42".

Tall Ships in Baltimore, Pencil on mylar, 28" x 12

Tall Ships in Baltimore, Pencil on mylar, 28" x 12" (approx.), 1986

Left to right: USS Constellation (foreground), Bar

Left to right: USS Constellation (foreground), Barquentine "Dewaruci"(w/tugboat), Tall Ship "Danmark", and skipjack "Minnie V." photographed during the "Summer of Sail Celebration" at Harbor Place, 1986.

After a good many years, I'm back to playing a Mar

After a good many years, I'm back to playing a Martin guitar again. I've found shorter scale guitars work best for me these days. Meet my newly acquired C.F. Martin "000Jr", which has a very comfortable 24" scale.

Skipjacks on the Choptank River, circa 1984.

Skipjacks on the Choptank River, circa 1984.

New shaped canvas painting, 40" x 32" - as yet unt

New shaped canvas painting, 40" x 32" - as yet untitled.

"Dorchester Marsh Road", acrylic on canvas (miniat

"Dorchester Marsh Road", acrylic on canvas (miniature), 6" x 4".

Skipjack "Minnie V." off Howell Point on the Chopt

Skipjack "Minnie V." off Howell Point on the Choptank River. Photo taken from the deck of the skipjack "Kathryn".

Workboats at City Dock, Annapolis, circa1987.

Workboats at City Dock, Annapolis, circa1987.

Small skipjack watercolor, 7" x 8". $300 matted an

Small skipjack watercolor, 7" x 8". $300 matted and fremed.

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