“Oil Rigs at Night” 8″x10″ watercolor on paper.
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Original Artwork
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In 2003-2004, what looked like two oil rigs made up part of the skyline of Portland, Maine’s waterfront. They were in fact offshore, semi-submersible, oil drilling vessels being built by Cianbro, an employee-owned construction company based out of Pittsfield, ME. Construction went on 24 hours a day, keeping the site constantly aglow with work lights and welding torches.
One night I was on a Casco Bay ferry cruising past the construction site and I noticed the twinking lights of the welding torches shimmering in the reflection of Portland Harbor. I took the photograph that this painting was based on. It wasn’t the best quality photo as it was at night on a rocking ferry, but I was most interested in the contrast and colors, not detail, so it served as adequate inspiration.
Original Painting
The original painting is only 8×10 inches, watercolor on paper. I mixed a lot of gum arabic in the watercolors which helped give it such deep, vibrant colors.