I have become entranced by old sailing ships, whatever their purpose, especially the Tall Ships. One of my very best friends informed me last week of her trip to Connecticut (she was born there) and of the 38th sailing of the newly restored Charles Morgan whaling ship setting sail from Mystic seaport. Built and launched in 1841, the Morgan is now America’s oldest commercial ship still afloat – only the USS Constitution is older.
Therefore, I decided to do a painting of the ship which is partially complete. It's been kind of hard to find anything online regarding what the boat looks like before restoration so I've cobbled many references together to paint her. Most references were paintings of her and other similar ships of the genre. You can find more information at The Charles Morgan
Also, in light of it being Memorial Day, I want to leave you with music from my great uncle, Dudley Buck. His chorale works from the 1800's included organ music of our National Anthem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEqTAArQpyo
