The 1976 song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot has always had a big impact on me. I wanted to do a painting of that ship. It was difficult to find a photo that I thought I could use as a model for my painting. I looked at a stern shot for quite sometime. The very talented artist, Stephanie Moran used the same photo for her painting, "Sailing Away." I was reluctant, but gave it a try. Because of the ship's detail, I used pen and ink as well as watercolor.
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