Subject: Boathouse
Title: unknown
Artist: Louis H. Priddy
Date: 1979
Size: 24″ x 11 3/4″
Media: acrylic paint on canvas board
Frame: rough brown stained wood scraps
Value: purchased for $3.93 at a thrift store
The artist has a family boathouse on the river. Or so I imagine. The loved ones have many memories of good times escaping to the cabin on the water, fishing, floating.
The artist is sitting in the boat, painting the beloved boathouse. Remember the thick forest all around? The boulders on the shore. The blue sky reflected in the azure river.
I say river because there’s a bridge. The structure almost blocks the flow. It is the path back to civilization. The bridge over water was built by men for their purposes. You can’t just float in a boat all the time. You must tame the river and overcome nature.
But now is not the time for that. Enjoy today. Laze in the boat and soak up the lovely summer day on the water.
At night, a sheltered cove with an open boat slip is waiting for your return.
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