On Friday the Long Island Maritime Museum had their reception for the artwork that was created for the auction & fundraiser for the repairs to the Pricilla, a historic oyster schooner being worked on there. Each artist selected a slice of the original mast of the Pricilla which was being replaced. Mine is on the bottom...a painting of the dock at the Maritime Museum itself. I painted it with acrylics. In all there were over 100 pieces of art created. Each can either be bid on or there is a "buy it now" price.
I've participated in the auctions/sales previously at the Long Island Maritime Museum. It is nice to know that the money being raised was for the repairs to the Priscilla. At the reception someone asked how much it actually cost to do all the repairs to the ship, and we were told the final price was $395,000. She also had the deck as well as some of the siding replaced.
I enjoyed seeing the clever ways some of the artists painted their pieces of the mast. Most were nautical in some way, but not all of them. I hope it is a successful auction.
You can see all the artwork and bid on any pieces here.
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