Vanished Coasts, Part 3: Gulfport, Biloxi, & environs MS/Gulf Shores, AL

My father loved coastlines, and most especially the Gulf Coast, with which he had been familiar since his adolescence. Whether on our annual vacations to Gulf Shores, AL, or when teaching or running workshops in Gulfport and Biloxi, MS, he enjoyed nothing better than painting boats, piers and the fisherfolk who worked or played on them. The paintings shown here may have been painted either in Mississippi or Alabama, but the exact location isn’t important: they capture the essence of coastal life.
I will continue to add to this gallery, as well as the others in this blog, as time and work allow.

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Biloxi Packet. Watercolor. Signed; undated, but 1970s-1980s. Matted/framed. Unmatted dimensions: approx. 13 x 9 inches/33cm x 23cm. The artist did not make a habit of 'working small', but when he did, the result usually proved to have a unique elegance, which can be seen in this beautiful little work.



Shrimpboats. Watercolor. Signed; undated, but late 1960s - 1970s (?). Matted/framed. Unmatted dimensions: approx. 28 x 16 inches/71 x 40.5cm. The indentations in the upper lefthand corner are a mystery; however, it is very likely that my father simply absent-mindedly set something heavy on top of this one without realizing it when shifting it around for storage, whether at home or in his office on campus.