The Purves Fireboat 12x12 oil on archival panel
The old fishing and working boats along Lake Michigan never fail to inspire me with their unique histories and personalities. A trip to the Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay was enhanced by the old fire boat anchored nearby. I happened upon it on on stormy day, characteristic of the moods of Lake Michigan in November.
I was intrigued by the abstract shapes that the wheel house and massive bow presented against a stormy evening sky. The light in the boat seemed to be the only warmth to be found. I enjoyed placing the suggestion of figures working on the boat within the lit spaces.
I would characterize this painted as a portrait of both the boat and the folks whose lives have been connected to it. It is my desire to tell a story when I paint along the lakeshore. This old boat is an old friend.
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