Rebecca T. Ruark
Calm before the Storm
Returning after the Race
Boat For Sale-Cheap
Early Morning Fog
Tangier-Before the Storm
Tangier-Soft Crabs
Tangier-Forever Timeless
Morning Catch
Done for the Day
Skipjacks on the Bay
Catching a Breeze
The Race
Tonging for Oysters
Peacefully Calm; Watercolor
Catching the Wind #1; Watercolor
Catching the Wind #2; Watercolor
Dredging for Oysters; Watercolor
The Race at Thomas Point; Watercolor
In Repair; Watercolor
Hooper Strait Lighthouse; Watercolor
Rebecca Ruark & Thomas Clyde; Watercolor
Libby Judy; Watercolor
Skipjack in the turn (A Study); Watercolor
Working the Oyster Beds; Watercolor
Passing in Formation; Watercolor
Boatyard; Watercolor
Jimmy D; Watercolor
Rebecca Leading the Pack; Watercolor
Eastern Shore Marshland; Watercolor
Betty Lou; Watercolor
There was a Time; Watercolor
Gadwall in Flight; Watercolor
Mallard in Flight; Watercolor
Drum Point Lighthouse; Watercolor
My Desire, Ocean City MD; Watercolor
Tangier cove, Tangier Island; Watercolor
Star Gazer and Bunky Boy, Chrisfield MD; Watercolor
Bodie Island Light and House, Outer Banks North Caroliina; Watercolor
Silver Lake Morning; Watercolor
Skipjack in the Turn; Watercolor
Rebecca T. RuarkThis is my latest 12x16 watercolor painting of the Rebecca T. Ruark, Chesapeake Bay Skipjack.A little about this painting: One very cold February morning, I and a few other people went out on the Rebecca T. Ruark (number 29), a beautiful old Chesapeake Bay Skipjack, for a day of oyster dredging near Tilghman Islan, MD. Among the visitors that day were Artist, John Barber and friends and a Baltimore Television Crew from Channel 45.Before we left the pier, Capt. Wade Murphy, of the Rebecca T. Ruark, asked us if we help as crew members because he was shorthanded. Of course, 4 of us agreed to work, even though we each paid $40 for the day.During the day the weather went from frigid cold, to snow flurries and finally warmed up to where we shed our heavy coats. We all worked very hard at bringing up the dredges, culling through the oysters and filling baskets with those we kept. Captain Wade Murphy sailed us over the oyster beds while, at the same time, Channel 45 TV crew members were filming and interviewing us to record our experiences that day. Later that day a friend of Capt. Murphy came alongside so some of us could take a small boat around the skipjack, as she was dredging, to take some photos. It was then that I was able to take the photo that I would later use as reference for this and a previous painting. As you look at the painting, you can see Capt. Wade Murphy talking with Artist John Barber as his Son Wade Jr. gets the dredge ready for the next run. I am so glad that I decided to work alongside John Barber and others as the experience that I gained on that single day taught me so much about the hard life of a waterman and their harsh environment.I later discovered that Channel 45 aired a short segment, from our trip, called “Want-to-be Watermen”, that featured that special day onboard Rebecca T. Ruark.
Calm before the Storm
Returning after the Race
Boat For Sale-CheapOk, you're probably wondering, why would he paint this scene? Well, I took the reference photo 20+ years ago and I've been itching to paint it because it appeals to my, sometimes, strange sense of humor. Imagine a boat for sale that is 3/4 under water. What are the odds that it sold?
Early Morning Fog
Tangier-Before the Storm
Tangier-Soft Crabs
Tangier-Forever Timeless
Morning CatchWatercolor
Done for the DayOriginal Watercolor, image 8x12 with 112x16 Frame and 2 mats
Skipjacks on the Bay
Catching a Breeze
The Race
Tonging for Oysters
Peacefully Calm; Watercolor
Catching the Wind #1; Watercolor
Catching the Wind #2; Watercolor
Dredging for Oysters; Watercolor
The Race at Thomas Point; Watercolor
In Repair; Watercolor
Hooper Strait Lighthouse; Watercolor
Rebecca Ruark & Thomas Clyde; Watercolor
Libby Judy; Watercolor
Skipjack in the turn (A Study); Watercolor
Working the Oyster Beds; Watercolor
Passing in Formation; Watercolor
Boatyard; Watercolor
Jimmy D; Watercolor
Rebecca Leading the Pack; Watercolor
Eastern Shore Marshland; Watercolor
Betty Lou; Watercolor
There was a Time; Watercolor
Gadwall in Flight; Watercolor
Mallard in Flight; Watercolor
Drum Point Lighthouse; Watercolor
My Desire, Ocean City MD; Watercolor
Tangier cove, Tangier Island; Watercolor
Star Gazer and Bunky Boy, Chrisfield MD; Watercolor
Bodie Island Light and House, Outer Banks North Caroliina; Watercolor
Silver Lake Morning; Watercolor
Skipjack in the Turn; Watercolor
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