Nervous Wreck Acrylic Print

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As I was exploring the coastal areas of Hilton Head, South Carolina, I came across Nervous Wreck, one of a few shrimpers tied up along side one of the restaurants in Hilton Head.

Boat names are great, aren't they?

As soon as I saw the name, my imagination started to run away with all kinds of thoughts. Why name the boat Nervous Wreck. Maybe the Captain was new to running boats or new to fishing for shrimp. Maybe...just maybe the captain named the vessel after his or her spouse...perhaps a landlubber -- always expressing concern about the sea and how it can turn at a moments notice and place this sturdy vessel in harms way. aaaaaaaaahhhhh -- who knows -- but it makes for a great name and a great painting, don't you think?

P. Anthony Visco, a Plymouth, Massachusetts resident is rapidly becoming a well recognized and popular painter of Oils, Acrylics and Watercolors. He is a current member of the Plymouth Guild for the Arts, the Canton Art Association, the New Art Forum in Kingston, the North River Art Association and the New England Watercolor Society. This craggy old seasalt has one discernable talent...to pleasure us with his beautiful paintings. He is cantankerous by nature and although his first love is the sea, Tony's paintings focus heavily on his favorite New England scenes and abandoned objects found in unusual settings. He is the recipient of many juried art show awards including First Place in drawing, pastel and watercolor categories. What's...