The Edmund Fitzgerald
Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
This painting commemorates the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in November 1975, and was donated, and is currently on display at the Museum Ship Valley Camp, in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, a national attraction for thousands of visitors each year.
The freighter, sailing east towards Sault Saint Marie, after leaving an iron mill in Wisconsin, encountered one of the worst storms of the season, with sustained high winds, generating waves above 50 feet, and while passing over the shoals entering Whitefish Bay, bottomed out, and shortly after, broke in half, taking its entire crew to the bottom of Lake Superior. Later, the Nautical Sea Shanty, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by Gordon Lightfoot, became popular and has continued to remind us that the sea can be unforgiving to those who are not prepared, or caught by severe weather.
Just below, are paintings of four lighthouse on display at the Museum Ship Valley Camp, in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, an actual ship museum where thousands visit each year.
Lake Superior Lighthouses
Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse - Lake Superior
Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse - Lake Superior
Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse - Lake Superior
The Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse is located at the entrance to St. Mary's River from Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior. The construction of the light was completed in 1953 and the lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard, and is located on the southwest edge of the Gros Cap Reef. The Great Lakes Freighter in the background is the Arthur M. Anderson, the sister ship to the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sunk during a storm, in 1975, while entering Whitefish Bay.
Au Sable Lighthouse - Lake Superior
Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse - Lake Superior
Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse - Lake Superior
The Au Sable Lighthouse stands on Au Sable Point on the south shore of Lake Superior, west of Grand Marais, Michigan. Built in 1873, the towers foundation extends 23 feet underground and is anchored in bedrock. A brick oil building and fog signal building were built in the 1890s.
De Tour Reef Lighthouse - Lake Huron
Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron
Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron
The De Tour Reef Lighthouse is located one mile offshore in northern Lake Huron at the far eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between De Tour Village and Drummond Island. Built in 1937, to mark a dangerous reef and to help guide ship traffic from and to Lake Huron and Lake Superior via the strategic St. Mary's River.
Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron
Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron
Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron
Round Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac, is one of the most famous and most photographed lighthouses in the State of Michigan. While only a few people actually visit the light, Round Island is located just across the shipping lane from Mackinac Island. The entire island is part of the Hiawatha National Forest, and all of Round Island, but the one acre spit of rock and sand occupied by the lighthouse, is designated as Wilderness Area.
LET'S GO WEST!
End Of The Tail
Wild horses, Mustangs, roam the western plains. This painting of New Mexico, reflects a scene that is part of America.
Springtime in Texas
If you happen to visit the state of Texas in April or May, and there's been a wet spring, you will see the Blue Bonnets along the roadways, and you may see a Longhorn Steer or two.
My Neighbor, Joe
How many horses do you now that can open the coral gate? Anyway, Joe is very sneaky. When your back is turned, he'll let himself out, just to let you know he has other plans.
New Mexico
When Delphinia and her mother, Sybil, decided to stop and take a photo of this site, little did they now that I would want to paint it...
That's how creativity works sometimes.
My Adobe Hacienda
Ever-changing colors and shades reflect the beauty of New Mexico
Monument Valley America
Ageless structures of bygone times, when the ocean lapped against these rocks, and prehistoric creatures walked the earth.
Two Is Company, Three's A Crowd
Animals can be like us humans in the way they congregate and treat each other. The grey is playing second fiddle in this party.
"Gus, The Best Bird Dog I Every Had"!!!!
Gus was our dog for about a year, when we found out, he had more energy than we did. We gave him to a local Baptist Pastor, who gave him the freedom we couldn't. Gus was the definitive hunting dog.
Gentry's Dogs
When Gentry has her dogs pose, they know what to do.
Hank - A German Shorthaired Pointer
Hank, owned by my friend Doc Koper.
Luke, The Texas Cat
Luke belongs to my daughter-In-Law, Whitney, and my son John, in Texas. I'm told this watercolor recently finished, reflects his personality to a T. After all, if a cat doesn't have an attitude, what does a cat have?
OTHER SCENES AROUND AMERICA
Southeastern Ohio
Covered bridges remain a remnant of past times in America. This one is in Megs County Ohio, painted from a photo taken many years ago.
Southeastern Ohio
In the 1940's this old railroad station was active in a remote part of Vinton County Ohio, in a place called The Vinton Furnace. When I saw it in the 1950's it was beginning to deteriorate. I doubt if it's there today except for, maybe, the old tracks sticking up here and there.
Southeastern Ohio
Unlike the Western Oklahoma, below, scenes from the Midwest take on a different atmosphere. The trees are taller, greener and lush, and the hills, especially in Logan, Ohio are everywhere. This scene us just outside Logan.
Western Oklahoma
This Oklahoma Scene is just outside the town of Weatherford. Again, the contrast between east and west is stark. In the west, the sky is everything. In this scene, the clouds are building up for a afternoon shower somewhere in the distance.
Fishing Colorado
Mountain Rivers. Always moving, always changing. Even so, the fishing is great and the memories are even better.
I'm Watching You
Surprised, while eating, this doe raised her head for a moment, assessed the threat, and then bounced off to greener fields.
Backroads Louisiana Morning Scene
The wonder of living in America is that every area of the nation is different in some way, Louisiana is different than Minnesota, Upper New York is different than California, Texas is different than Florida. It is this vastness, this difference that the European settlers saw, and were in aw of.
Southern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Hill Country
Covered Bridge Over Racoon Creek
Located in Ohio's Southeastern Hill Country, a remnant of times past.
Egrets Roosting
Amazing what we can see if we travel the back roads of America. This is Oklahoma
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