"There are so many beautiful views of water and land around the Chesapeake Bay, that it would have been easy to paint the typical subject of the bay. I wanted a connection of humans to the bay, and to show there have been several generations that have passed through the history of the Chesapeake Bay. When I came upon this view on the very end of Love Point, which dates back to 1694, it immediately struck me that this view spoke to many years of folks living and working in and around the bay, either in the fishing industry or in support of the fishing industry. The two buildings are from two different times in the past. One appears to be from the 1930s or 40s, and the other from the 1950s, and they both appear to be abandoned. I love the oyster shell driveway leading into the painting along with the "Keep Out" sign. My hope is that I captured the mood of survival on the Chesapeake Bay, and that it will be there for generations to come."

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  "As I traveled through villages and towns bordering the Chesapeake Bay, I came upon the charming town of Queenstown, Maryland. It was a wonderful surprise when I wandered down a road that took me back in time and right down to the water of the bay. I was struck by the old beauty of these lovely homes that dated back to the 1940s and some even earlier. These homes reminded me that they were most likely passed down from one generation to the next, therefore keeping them in the family for all those years. They kept those beautiful waterfront lands out of the hands of the developers who surely would have destroyed these great old structures and replaced them with condominiums. So I decided to paint them with all their wonderful charm, and I hope that they are there to guard the views of the bay for many years to come."

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