Ellen Marie Beached

A big storm lashed Cocoa Beach, Florida. A fishing boat from Port Canaveral couldn't quite make it back to port. She had been out to sea and was on... more

by AnnaJo Vahle

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Dimensions

21.000 x 14.000 inches

Title

Ellen Marie Beached

Artist

AnnaJo Vahle

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

A big storm lashed Cocoa Beach, Florida. A fishing boat from Port Canaveral couldn't quite make it back to port. She had been out to sea and was on her way back when she lost power. Port Canaveral is the neighboring city north of Cocoa Beach. She drifted helplessly in the storm. As you can see from this painting, it ran aground and tipped over a little. All the fisherman made it to land safely. She stayed there for a few days before it was finally removed.

This gave me an opportunity to do several paintings of it. This is one of my favorite ones. It is a 14 inch by 21 inch water color painting. The flag flew the entire time that it was on the beach. Each day that I went out to the location to do a painting, it looked different. Not only were various parts being removed by beach goers, but the water and weather battered it. It seemed to grow smaller each day that I went to the beach to paint it. I had plenty of time to see it at various times of the day. This is at high tide. The surf was relatively calm.

Another fishing boat is in the back ground along the horizon. Although, it was a great subject for me as an artist, the sight made me sad. It must have been the end to someone's dreams. At least, everyone aboard made it back to safety. There was not much left of the boat by the time, it was removed as an eye-sore.

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July 15th, 2014