Freshwater Seas

Prints

Spinnaker Leg

by Robert Bethune

To purchase this print You can purchase this print with custom framing on our page at You can also purchase a copy of this print directly from the artist and pay via Paypal.

Every spring the National Offshore One-Design races come to Lake St. Clair, where the open water contrasts with the urban landscape of the norhern suburbs of Detroit. Many sizes, classes and kinds of boat compete in simultaneous races. Here, several boats are startingt the downwind leg, spinnakers catching the light air, as the soft spring weather on the lake makes for a fine day of sailing.

As this detail of the two boats at center shows, the image is essentially pointillist. If Seurat knew how quickly a digital process can do on a computer what he spent so many hours and days doing with the tip of his brush, he would be both jealous and eager to try it, I think. Of course, in a sense, all digital imagery is pointillist; we just don't usually see it this way.

 

Ordering information You can purchase this print with custom framing on our page at You can also purchase a copy of this print directly from the artist and pay via Paypal. Every print ordered from Freshwater Seas is produced to order by the artist using archival materials and processes and shipped directly via US Priority Mail. The cost of shipping and all applicable taxes are included in the price of the print. Prints are normally shipped within five business days from receipt of the order. In some cases it is possible to produce prints at sizes other than the size specified below. Please contact us with your preferred size so that we can assist you.
Spinnaker Leg is a 9x13.5 inch image printed on a 12x17 inch sheet. The print is priced at $37.00.