Deckhands Aloft
by Jim Gerkin
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21.500 x 14.000 inches
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Title
Deckhands Aloft
Artist
Jim Gerkin
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
My involvement with the Schooner Sultana program in Chestertown, Maryland, many times had me watching in amazement as the deckhands climbed aloft in the eighty-plus foot masts to tend to the sails and deal with all manner of other issues in the rigging. Their youthful dexterity and skill, not to mention their courage, was always an inspiration to me. In this painting the two deckhands are standing on lines (ropes to the land lubber) and furling the sail. Furling is basically putting the sail away by folding or wrapping it neatly around the yard (spar) and tying it in place. They are about 60 feet above the deck or 70 feet above the water. They do this night or day, good weather or bad, throughout the days, weeks and months of the Sultana's annual mission. One of the things I like most about painting the ship is the sunlight coming through the sails. The light always creates interesting patterns of shadows and of warm and cool colors. This image is a good example of that.~Jim
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February 19th, 2021
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