Birthday Gift

AndyA · Sunday at 6:00 PM

Look what my sister gave me: a plate with an image of the painting "The Ship Builder" by Norman Rockwell. She said it reminded her of me. I'm not certain that is an unequivocal compliment. Fair winds!

HughLo · 2026-04-13T22:12:24-0500

Pretty cool that you got a bird that sits on your shoulder..

AllanKP69 · 2026-04-14T04:30:10-0500

LOVE Rockwell, what a thoughtful sister and a great present! Rockwell is up there with two of my other favorite American artists Carl Evers and Andrew Wyeth.
Allan

AndyA · 2026-04-14T13:50:10-0500

HughLo said:
Pretty cool that you got a bird that sits on your shoulder..

It took a while to get him to sit there. But he still craps on my sleeveless sweater. Fair winds!

AndyA · 2026-04-14T16:11:17-0500

AllanKP69 said:
LOVE Rockwell, what a thoughtful sister and a great present! Rockwell is up there with two of my other favorite American artists Carl Evers and Andrew Wyeth.
Allan

All are great painters. Rockwell for a time was thought to be too sappy but seems to be enjoying a resurgence of interest. I would like to add Winslow Homer to the list. His painting Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) inspired me to try painting my Sea Bright skiff. The ham-handed result is shown below. Fair Winds!

AllanKP69 · 2026-04-14T19:14:34-0500

AndyA said:
Winslow Homer to the list. His painting Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) inspired me to try painting my Sea Bright skiff. The ham-handed result is shown below. Fair Winds!

Nicely done!
Allan