In honor of Columbus Day I have posted a photo of a rarity
– an original acrylic painting. In fact,
this is the first acrylic painting that I have done since I was in high school.
It all started when my nephew Jeff requested an original
piece of art. For the topic he selected
a seascape. I looked at some photos of
tall ships, but didn’t find any that inspired me. Then I saw a photo of a replica of the Santa
Maria – one of Columbus’s ships, and I got the idea for this painting.
It depicts Columbus’s ships – from left to right – the
Nina, the Santa Maria and the Pinta arriving on North America’s shore at
sunrise. The sunrise is based on a photo
I took on one of our trips to Miami when we had a balcony with a view. It was so spectacular that I ended up getting
up every day at sunrise to enjoy it and take photos.
Oh and
Jeff loved the painting.
Happy
Columbus Day!
PJ
© 2012
PJ Lehrer
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