Join My Wave
September 17, 2009
Watercolor Wonderful
September 3, 2009
Kristen Racing by Andy Hall
My friend Andy Hall, who is watercolor painter working on a cool project called 100 Watercolors in 100 Days, recently (as in yesterday) did a painting of my favorite boats – Bluenoses. He has a very fun blog set up to showcase each day’s new painting. I highly recommend you check out and follow his exciting project.
For me this painting captures the excitement of sailing in Chester, Nova Scotia – my adopted summer home. I am leaving tomorrow, and the departure is bitter sweet. I can’t wait to be home and at the same time it feels to me like I am leaving home.
Fortunately this painting, the hundreds of pictures and the thousands of memories of my friends, new family and clients are there.
Speaking of this painting – I think Andy has done an incredible job of capturing the excitement and beauty of this moment. I remember this exact time (I was coaching not sailing at the time). The boats have just left the leeward mark and are headed for the persistent left shift that comes from the island you see in the right. Keith Fox (green boat) had been sailing extremely well – and it looks like he has the boat dialed in, maybe sailing a little higher and faster than B81.
For those of you who haven’t been up (and that is most of you – shame!) let me tell you that these two boat are both well sailed. I don’t remember how this particular race finished – but I bet it was close. And the painting shows it. Fabulous. Frankly, I like what the artist has done with the whole scene – and I have to say that I am impressed with how he captured the light of the place. I know he hasn’t been here – but somehow he got it. Don’t believe me? Think I am a being my usual overly exeburant self? I think this is the picture that inspired the wonderful work… You judge:
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