Making POrt

Two fishing boats running side by side in a spanking breeze over waters deeply and darkly blue. The sails of the twin boats glow softly in the colors of fading roses and daffodils, and one is blazoned with the initials of its owner, F.C. The waves in the wake of the boats are aplay with broken beryl and emerald colors. White foam murmurs and whispers at their prows. Here is a picture, and a most beautiful one, that fairly sings to the eyes, chanting the joys of the open sea. And it is as vital as it is beautiful, a delightfully spontaneous expression of the painter’s joy in his subject.