Stealing Third

2006 & 2007 were banner years for Oregon State University Varsity Baseball. In '06 they went to the Collegiate National Championships, got into the final four, and took home the national title. Then, in 07, clearly something of an underdog, they did it again--the illustrious "2-peat!"

This picture, Stealing Third, is my interpretation of a photo (of player, Chris Kunda,) taken in May of that year (by Dennis Wolverton, http://denniswolverton.com/) from OSU's Oregon Stater Magazine . Yes, of course. I'm an OSU Beaver alum! (24 X 30 Acrylic orig.)

In December of 2008 I headed out to the west coast to visit family and friends. Some of my favorite sights, sounds, and smells are found in and around Newport, OR. During that trip and late one Sunday afternoon I headed that direction from the Valley about 45 minutes away, Corvallis, and made the trip to Newport. I stood above the docks just as the sun was going down. I walked down the long approach to the nested fishing boats in the harbor. It struck me how they were all together there like tired, sleeping fishermen in their assigned births up and down the docks.

The water was unusually calm. Picking my way along the floating docks I snapped a few photos and then headed back up the ramp to shore. Many of those shots came out surprisingly good, but this one demanded to be painted. What you see here, Sleeping Fishers, is my interpretation of that image. This is actually a poor picture of that painting, but it will do for now. There was one lone duck making its way across the quiet water. Can you see him? (16 X 20, Acrylic orig. Geclee $210)