Bath Iron Works...
Every time I drive across the bridge in Bath I want to paint these cranes. I think the best view must be from the river somewhere or maybe from the bridge, but I was happy to paint them from the railroad tracks this day. These cranes are pretty massive, and the one with red and white on it is amazingly large. It’s hard to get that across in a painting like this. In fact it’s even hard to tell how big it is when standing nearby. If you look at the base of the crane’s arm, there is an ochre box, and from what I could tell while painting there it looked like the room where the guy driving the crane would sit. That little piece of paint is not just a little cab, but is the size of a small house. Even if I may not have gotten the scale, it’s still a fun scene to work on.
Posted on Monday July 16, 2012 | 4 Comments
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The boys call this “Uncle Mark’s crane”- forwarded it to my brother in law- would be nice in his office…
Hi Colin,
I feel the same way and have shared my desire with Kaja only to be told that I was crazy….I am glad to see that you are crazy too…and went for it. I love these cranes. They are so majestic and powerful. Modern Day Paul Bunyan’s….Hugs to you and your sweet family…it is about time we bumped into one another…til then, take care…xoxo Cali
Great painting-I find those cranes fascinating. We have a friend who works in them. Saw a painting of yours in person in Rockport yesterdat-so much nicer seeing them “for real”. We were sorry D/W was closed-hoped to see your paintings there too.
I loved your Bath Iron Works piece at the George Marshall Store Gallery show. I think this crane was featured? In fact, I loved all of them, the ferry dock (just love those greens), and all the red in the sail boat up on stands. And then here was the piece with the man in the dinghy at Dowling Walsh… All lovely work, Colin.