HANGING FROM THE RAFTERS
May 31st, 2013
READY TO LOWER
With the hull lifted, the keel is rolled under her and the hull slid down the bolts.
MATING
May 31st, 2013
ready to lift
The mating of the PAINE 14 and her keel took place yesterday. It took a lot of people to haul her up to the ceiling, so a party developed for 21 of my closest friends.
SNEEK PEEK for JULY 12th Art Exhibit
May 23rd, 2013
65YRs. 3HRs.
65YRs. 3HRs. is one of this year’s new paintings that I will be showing at my annual show on July 12th at Martinsville Grange in Port Clyde. It is the result of three hours’ intense concentration with the lovely Carrie as my sitter. Of course as all my friends know, I have spent most of my waking hours for the last 65 years with a pencil, paintbrush or drafting pen in my hand.
The title refers to the famous conundrum in the field of fine art, of how to price a painting? The issue was first brought to public awareness in the famous London libel suit between James McNiell Whistler and art critic John Ruskin. Ruskin had published a scathing comment that at 200 Guineas for two days’ work, Whistler was gouging his portrait clients. The defense asked if two days of work was worth the 200-guinea price of the piece. Whistler replied, “No. I ask it for the knowledge I have gained in the work of a lifetime.”
May 7 PAINE 14 Progress
May 8th, 2013
With the coamings and trim pieces on, she’s starting to look like a boat.
As of today all of the carpentry is completed. What is left now is the final varnishing, and attaching the ballast keel. The quality is right up there!
My Art Show
April 21st, 2013
You can own this painting!
SAVE THE DATE!
I will be having an art show this summer. July 12 will be the opening, and it will run for three days. Sandra Dickson will also show alongside me. The attached photo is a painting that I have donated to the St/ George Sailing Foundation, which will be raffled. It would normally sell for $2000, but if you are lucky you can own it for $10! Tickets will be limited to 200, so if you buy a bunch you can steal this lovely painting! Not just marines this summer, but flowers and still lifes (lives?) and portraits and lots of new, exciting stuff. So please come, JULY 12.
PAINE 14 Nearing Completion
April 19th, 2013
Fitting the seats
Numerous friends have asked how the new boat is coming. Well, here she is. Only a few more pieces need to be fitted, most notably the cockpit coamings. Then there’s a month of varnishing before the ballast goes on.
Deck Going On
January 3rd, 2013
READY FOR THE DECKS
The deckbeams and kingplanks are in place and the decks will go on today.
WORKING ON THE INNARDS
December 18th, 2012
READY FOR THE FINISHING STAGE.
Now I can finish her off. The internal structure was mostly complete in the original setup. I have to double up two of the keel floors and fiberglass this area before the final painting phase.
UPRIGHT AT LAST
December 18th, 2012
UPRIGHT AT LAST
Here she is safely upright and in her cradle.
FLIPPING HER OVER
December 18th, 2012
READY TO REMOVE THE MOLD STRUCTURE
I originally thought I’d have a “flipping party”. But then I thought, maybe I could do it myself. Which I did, with the aid of a rope over a cleat that I screwed to the overhead beam and a couple of old mattresses. Worked a treat!