I couldn’t help including this old favorite of mine, although it’s a long time since I painted it but it triggers a lot of memories for me.
I was on the ferry to visit a dear friend, who has long since passed away. While out on deck to enjoy the scenery, I noticed how the sun empowered those potently red interiors of the lifeboats, all in perfect contrast to an otherwise subdued and clouded Pacific West Coast sky. In my eyes, it just had to be painted and although it came with some difficulties–I quite like the result.
While a watercolor of this type wouldn’t hold much appeal in a western European market, it went very quickly in North America and sold appropriately to a hotel in Victoria, British Columbia–where many of their customers might have easily recognized the beautiful lifeboats when ferrying to any of the Gulf Islands or Victoria.
Time has since passed, and after being contacted by the new owner, I can confirm this painting to be in a private collection.
Baagøe Jepsen 