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“I
have
always
enjoyed
painting
the
arrival
and
departure
of
vessels,”
says
artist
Christopher
Blossom.“
Regardless
of
the
excitement
or
anticipation
of
the
voyage
to
come,
when
setting
out
there
is
an
underlying
level
of
apprehension.The
ocean
can
be
unforgiving.With
the
satisfaction
of a
successfully
completed
trip,
there
is
always
a
feeling
of
relief
mixed
with
thoughts
of
homecoming.”
The
Greenwich
Workshop
is
proud
to
celebrate
Blossom’s
homecoming,
as
he
returns
to
his
collectors
with
his
first
Fine
Art
Limited
Edition
Canvas,
Afternoon
Arrival,
Gloucester.The
artist
captures
a
moment
in
the
early
20th
century
as
the
fishing
schooner
Monitor
slides
quietly
into
Gloucester,
Massachusetts’
inner
harbor
in
the
late
afternoon.
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AFTERNOON
ARRIVAL,
GLOUCESTER
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 26 X 20 |
Giclée Canvas |
75 |
$595
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BELOW
TELEGRAPH
HILL
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 12 x 11 |
Giclée Canvas |
75 |
$225
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A
mackerel
schooner
sails
in
early
spring
morning
fog
as
another
schooner
silently
disappears
into
the
misty
background.
The
smell
of
brine
is
heavy
in
the
chilly
air
as
the
ship's
dory
secures
the
beginning
of
the
net
from
the
seine
boat,
whose
crew
of
ten
begins
"tossing
the
twine"
in a
methodical
effort
to
encircle
the
day's
catch.
Blossom's
experiences
a
board
sailing
vessels
have
provided
him
with
a
sensitivity
to
the
moods
of
the
unpredictable
and
sometimes
tempestuous
nautical
environment.
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MORNING
SET
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 26.5 X 14 |
Paper Print |
450 |
$195
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Ships
navigating
into
and
out
of
the
harbors
around
San
Francisco
in
the
late
nineteenth
century
were
typically
met
by a
pilot,
a
local
seaman
familiar
with
the
shallow
waters
around
the
coastline.
After
directing
the
ship
through
the
waters,
the
pilot
would
return
to
his
schooner
and
await
the
next
ship.
The
pilot
schooner
Gracie
S.
traveled
waters
around
San
Francisco
from
the
nineteenth
to
the
early
twentieth
century,
tirelessly
aiding
larger
ships
in
their
passage.
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While
working
on
this
painting,
artist
Chris
Blossom
said,
“I
was
really
interested
by
the
play
of
light
on
the
sail
against
the
dark
blue
sky,
and
by
the
contrast
of
the
boat
against
the
water.”
The
artist
used
the
original
plans
for
the
ship
Gracie
S.
as a
reference,
as
well
as
shots
of
the
shoreline
around
Alcatraz.
The
Pilot
Schooner
is a
striking
tribute
to
ocean,
sky,
and
the
labors
of
men.
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PILOT
SCHOONER
GRACIE
S.
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Becalmed
off
Alcatraz
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 18 x 24 |
Giclée Canvas |
75 |
$595
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THE
REVENUE
CUTTER
C.
W.
LAWRENCE
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 12 X 10 |
Giclée Canvas |
100 |
$195
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A
trace
of
salt
water
is
noticeable
in
the
light
tropical
breeze;
time-worn,
velvety
Caribbean
sand
gives
way
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underfoot;
the
soft
intermingling
of
land
and
sea
the
only
sound.
Christopher
Blossom’s
passion
for
the
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beauty
of
the
sea
keeps
him
close
to
his
subject
and
it
was
while
on a
working
trip
in
the
Bahamas’
Berry
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Islands
that
he
found
inspiration
for
Ashore
at
Soldier’s
Cay.
“This
small
uninhabited
cay
was
about
300
yards
long
by
100
yards
wide
and
probably
10
feet
at
its
highest
elevation.
Consisting
of
mostly
coral,
beach
and
scrub
brush,
with
the
Atlantic
to
the
east
and
banks
(where
we
were
anchored)
to
the
west.
I
found
the
essentially
deserted
landscape
intriguing.
It
seemed
like
we
were
the
only
people
on
earth.”
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SOLDIER'S
CAY
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 15 X 20 |
Giclée Canvas |
50 |
$495
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In
U.S.
Frigate
Congress
on
the
California
Coast,
artist
Christopher
Blossom
presents
us
with
the
flagship
of
the
California
squadron
during
the
war
with
Mexico.
Built
between
1839
and
1842
at
the
Portsmouth
Navy
Yard
in
Maine,
the
Congress
served
off
South
America
in
the
1840s.
The
Civil
War
brought
Congress
back
to
U.S.
waters,
joining
the
blockade
of
the
Confederacy's
Atlantic
coast.
In
March
1862,
US
Congress
was
attacked
by
the
ironclad
CSS
Virginia
and
forced
to
surrender.
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"This
painting
is
not
a
particular
historical
moment,
but
rather
a
classic
marine
composition,"
Blossom
says.
"Looking
for
a
different
approach,
I
placed
the
bow
in
shadow,
lighting
the
aft
part
of
the
ship,
layering
the
light
and
shadow
parts
of
the
sails
to
create
depth."
As
any
of
Blossom's
loyal
collectors
will
attest,
the
artist's
passion
for
the
sea
and
its
romance
is
apparent
in
each
of
his
powerful
paintings.
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U.S.
FRIGATE
CONGRESS
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ON
THE
CALIFORNIA
COAST
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 24 X 18 |
Giclée Canvas |
75 |
$595
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WINDWARD
| Size |
Type |
Edition |
Price |
| 28 X 15.25 |
Paper Print |
950 |
$175
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