Buoys are more than just bright spots on the water — they mark the connection between what lies unseen in the deep and the hands that pull the traps to the surface. I was drawn to the contrast of the buoy’s orange glow against the green sea, a reminder of both the beauty and the work that define life on the Maine coast. Painting it was a way of honoring that hidden relationship between ocean and lobsterman.
Buoys are more than just bright spots on the water — they mark the connection between what lies unseen in the deep and the hands that pull the traps to the surface. I was drawn to the contrast of the buoy’s orange glow against the green sea, a reminder of both the beauty and the work that define life on the Maine coast. Painting it was a way of honoring that hidden relationship between ocean and lobsterman.
