BEACH, BOATYARD & FERRY PAINTINGS
Cape Henlopen Trailer, watercolor, 11 1/4" x 13 1/4", 1979
Woods Hole, Autumn, Acrylic on Paper,16 1/4 x 27 1/2 in, Private Collection
Vineyard Port Leaving, acrylic on paper, 28" x 38"
Private Collection
Boatyard Split, acrylic on canvas, 23" x 32"
Ferry Deck, Two Passengers (unfinished), acrylic on paper, 27" x 35"
Two Ferries, acrylic on paper, 26 1/4" x 33"
Irish Eyes, Orange Tower (split), acrylic on canvas, 27 1/2" x 30 1/4", 2011
Ferry Terminal San Juan Islands (NW), acrylic on canvas, 12 1/2" x 17 3/4"
P'town Fishing Rig, watercolor on paper from sketch book, 8" x 12"
Yellow Jeep & Boatyard, acrylic on canvas, 19" x 35 1/2"
Outer Banks Storm Sky, acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", 1994
Boat Trailer Yard, watercolor on paper from sketch book, 9" x 12"
Provincetown Dock with Truck, watercolor & charcoal on paper from sketch book, 8" x 12"
Squibnocket View of the Atlantic, watercolor on paper in sketch book, 6" x 8"
Storm Clouds over Sea, watercolor on paper in sketch book, 7" x 9"
Storm Sky, Martha's Vineyard, watercolor on paper, 10" x 17 1/2"
Thelma Dale, watercolor on paper in sketch book, 11" x 13 1/2"
Vineyard Haven Boatyard, watercolor on paper, 9" x 12"
Zach's Beach after the Hurricane, watercolor on paper, 9" x 12", 2013
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The ferry paintings were a natural for Val Lewton, who, from youth, loved the sea and seaside, and all things nautical. He liked the mechanical underpinnings of boats, the way they functioned, and the beauty of the shapes. Vacationing along the coast, Lewton photographed, and later studied and recomposed these photographic images into paintings. He found beauty in these surroundings, but also documented the ordinary life found in trailer parks and in beach communities, in boatyards and in fishing villages.