Portland Head Light House Metal Print
by Randy Sprout
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Portland Head Light House metal print by Randy Sprout. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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�Sail on!� it says: �sail on, ye stately ships!� ... more
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Artist's Description
�Sail on!� it says: �sail on, ye stately ships!�
And with your floating bridge the ocean span;
Be mine to guard this light from all eclipse.
Be yours to bring man neared unto man.
It has been speculated that the Portland Head Light house in Cape Elizabeth inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to write this poem in the 1840s. Whether this is true or not, the Portland Head Light is one of the most fascinating lighthouses in Maine. Historian Edward Rowe Snow believed that the Portland Head Light symbolized the state of Maine, which is ornamented by a rocky coastline, breaking waves, sparkling water and clear, pure salt air.
About Randy Sprout
Randy Sprout began his art career in 1964 at the University of Iowa, with printmaking and studying with Mauricio Lasansky and Dr. John Schultz. He graduated with a BA in fine arts. In 1968 Army service in Korea interrupted his art for two years, after which he studied with Robert Heineken, Jan Stussy, Ray Brown, Sam Amato, Richard Diebenkorn and Stanton MacDonald-Wright, at the UCLA Graduate School of Fine Arts. He was awarded an MA in 1972 and an MFA in 1973. He had many shows during that time, including a One Man show at the Santa Barbara Art Museum. He also worked for LA County Museum of Art, with Ben Johnson, and restored many priceless prints for the Norton Simon Museum. In 1973, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to restore some...
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Gary F Richards
Outstanding Portland Head lighthouse composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
Barbara Jewell
Nice combination of mediums; great color and composition! (My favorite lighthouse to paint!) L
Robert Thornton
You are most welcome Randy :-)
Robert Thornton
Beautiful painting/drawing of Portland Head Light. I love the vivid colors and reflections in the water. Gorgeous details. Fantastic job! Thanks for sharing.
Randy Sprout replied:
Thank you very much Robert!
Gordon Beck
Beautiful color and composition in this, Randy...great job!
Randy Sprout replied:
Thanks Gordon.
Warren Thompson
Beautiful work Randy.
Randy Sprout replied:
Thank you my friend!
Randy Sprout
Thanks very much Julie!