Figawi Race Paintings

<table width="100%" height="100%" align="center" border="0" HSpace="0" VSpace="0"><tr> <td align="center"> <Table align="center" width="100%"> <TR> <TD align="center"> <h1 class="Title">Figawi Race Paintings</h1> </td></tr></table> <Table align="center" width="600"> <TR> <TD align="left"> <A HREF=http://www.schulznatureart.com/gh/SlideShow+RPIC=+wa=+Username=schulz+ClientUsername=+Service=FilmStrip+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=1+auto=0+return=> <font color=#000000><img src="http://ww5.ezpics.net/button/DoubleArrowLeft+noshadow=yes+bg=%23FFFFCC+font=Papyrus+size=13+color=%23000000" Alt="Previous Image" Border=0></font><br><font FACE="Times New Roman,,Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFCC">Prev</font></A></TD> <TD align="center"> <A HREF="http://www.schulznatureart.com/gh/DisplayLargeImage+Username=schulz+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=2+Prefix=Large" target="_blank"> <font color=#000000><img src="http://ww5.ezpics.net/button/DoubleArrowUP+noshadow=yes+bg=%23FFFFCC+font=Papyrus+size=13+color=%23000000" Alt="Large View" Border=0></font><br><font FACE="Times New Roman, ,Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFCC">Enlarge Image</font></A></TD> <TD align="right"> <A HREF=http://www.schulznatureart.com/gh/SlideShow+RPIC=+wa=+Username=schulz+ClientUsername=+Service=FilmStrip+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=1+auto=0+return=> <font color=#000000><img src="http://ww5.ezpics.net/button/DoubleArrowRight+noshadow=yes+bg=%23FFFFCC+font=Papyrus+size=13+color=%23000000" Alt="Next Image" Border=0></font><br><font FACE="Times New Roman,,Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFCC">Next</font></A></TD> </TR></table> <h3 style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; text-align: center;"> <A HREF="http://www.schulznatureart.com/gh/DisplayLargeImage+Username=schulz+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=2+Prefix=Large" target="_blank"> <IMG class="MainImg" SRC="http://pictures.ezpics.net/Photos/Art/ezpics.net/schulz/Figawi/2.jpg?" ALT=""Blue Water Return"24 x 52Oil on linenSenator Edward M. Kennedy's Mya, Paul Tetraults Summers Off TwoSold -Figawi Race Paintings of the 2008 and 2009 Figawi race featuring boats Chippewa, Mya and Summers Off Two - Figawi Race Paintings " Name="Seascapes Of New England by Matthew Schulz " LongDesc="Seascapes Of The New England Coast by Matthew Schulz Paintings of the 2008 and 2009 Figawi race featuring boats Chippewa, Mya and Summers Off Two" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0"></a> <Table align="center" width="600"> <TR> <TD align="center"> <div class="Caption" >"Blue Water Return"<BR>24 x 52<BR>Oil on linen<BR>Senator Edward M. Kennedy's Mya, Paul Tetraults Summers Off Two<BR>Sold</div> </td></tr></table> </h3> <div class="Text"><BR> It was the return leg of the 2008 figawi, the race over to Nantucket on saturday had been a fizzle especially from an artists standpoint there was little wind and therefore very little action to say the least. Which in many ways had me discrouraged, since i had already been chosen to do the cover painting for the 2009 program, the pressure was on to compose something worth painting let alone looking at. <BR><BR>As luck would have it, monday brought a heavy wind out of the south which was great. As we made our way out of Nantucket Harbor we took a wave over the bow that seemed to swallow the boat and one of the photographers, Brit Crosby, took a hellish soaking on the bridge. I kept looking at the color of the water and commenting on how blue it was. It was the type of blue that looked exotic, like it didn't belong, borderline fake.<BR><BR>Coming up through the field we could see the Mya in the distance, hammering it's way home. As we approached the Mya it dawned on me that what I was witnessing was exactly the type of composition I was looking for. "Blue Water Return" was the prelude turned overture to the cover painting that I would later create. It seemed so fitting that the Mya would be screaming towards the finish with our late Senator at the helm.</div> </CENTER> </FONT> <BR> <center> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.SchulzNatureArt.com" target="_top">http://www.SchulzNatureArt.com</a><br> Matthew Schulz: <a href="mailto:schulzm81@comcast.net?subject=From http://www.SchulzNatureArt.com">schulzm81@comcast.net</a> - (508) 428-8770<br> The Schulz Gallery. All Rights Reserved.<br> Seascapes Of New England </font> </center> </td> <td width="210" valign="top" background="http://www.iwebc.com/Backgrounds/BlhBrnBlk2.png" bgcolor="#000000"> <CENTER> <div class="ClickInfo"><a href="http://www.SchulzNatureArt.com" Target="_top">Home</a><br> Click on Thumbnails</div> <TABLE BORDERCOLOR="#CCCCFF" BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="1"> <TR> <TD WIDTH=125 ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top"><div class="CaptionMini">2009</div> <A HREF="http://www.seascapesofnewengland.com/gh/SlideShow+auto=0+Username=schulz+ClientUsername=+Service=FilmStrip+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=1+wa=+return=+oneimagedisplay=yes" TARGET="MainFrame"> <IMG align=center SRC="http://www.seascapesofnewengland.com/clients/schulz/FilmStrip/Figawi/thumbs/1.jpg?" ALT=""Contrasts Of The Day"24 x 30Oil on linenChippewa, Newport Rhode IslandSwan 68Call - Figawi Race - Paintings of the 2008 and 2009 Figawi race featuring boats Chippewa, Mya and Summers Off Two - Chippewa/ SOLD"" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=80 BORDER="0"></A><BR> <div class="CaptionMini">Chippewa/ SOLD</div> </TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE BORDERCOLOR="#CCCCFF" BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="1"> <TR> <TD WIDTH=125 ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top"><div class="CaptionMini">2009</div> <A HREF="http://www.seascapesofnewengland.com/gh/SlideShow+auto=0+Username=schulz+ClientUsername=+Service=FilmStrip+ServiceName=Figawi+PIC=2+wa=+return=+oneimagedisplay=yes" TARGET="MainFrame"> <IMG align=center SRC="http://www.seascapesofnewengland.com/clients/schulz/FilmStrip/Figawi/thumbs/2.jpg?" ALT=""Blue Water Return"24 x 52Oil on linenSenator Edward M. Kennedy's Mya, Paul Tetraults Summers Off TwoSold - Figawi Race - Paintings of the 2008 and 2009 Figawi race featuring boats Chippewa, Mya and Summers Off Two - Mya/SOLD"" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=46 BORDER="0"></A><BR> <div class="CaptionMini">Mya/SOLD</div> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> </FONT> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML> </td></tr> </table>