Highly detailed artwork of a beached yellow boat surrounded by herons, seagulls, and pied stilts. From Craig's notes: I watched this boat being worked on in Coxes Bay and noticed the boat was named "Tuna". Had this boat at some stage of it's life been out into the blue water where Tuna could be found or was it a dream of the owner? It appeared more like a flounder, flopping around in the shallows as the tide lapped it's hull. I observed, over a period of time, the boat began to break up almost as a deliberate act. On the numerous occasions I studied the vessel, I also observed the in-shore birds that frequented the bay. The boat still remains but can only now be seen at low tide as it's spine still remains chained to an old engine block in the mud while the birds (herons, pied stilts, gulls) still can be seen, and many other species wading the waters at low tide or perched on remaining boats waiting for an opportunity to snatch a meal.
Tuna's End
Oil on board
150cm x 90cm
$7500