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What Happened to the Lucky Lady

5/13/2020

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Lucky Lady III 10"x10" oil on canvas panel
I've rarely painted from the same photo three times, but there was this Lucky Lady...

I first saw F/V (fishing vessel) Lucky Lady off Boothbay Harbor in 2009. What a great lobster boat! She was red, that always gets my attention. The stern man had on Grundens, yay! Another pop of color. And the weather was fine, bright blue water and sky, with a nice reflection. It was perfect. I snapped a photo as we passed by in our boat, and later painted her.

Press play to see the three versions of the Lucky Lady
Versions I and II are 6"x6", version III is 10"x10"
That first painting of the Lady sold quickly to one of my favorite collectors. And then about a year later, I got an email from a very nice woman inquiring about the sketch I'd posted before doing the  painting. Her friend was buying the boat and she would've loved to buy the painting, but she saw online that it was sold. I offered to paint the Lucky Lady a second time for her friend and we did the deal. She gave it to him for his birthday and he loved it! I was so pleased.

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Two of my other favorite Casco Bay lobster boats
The Sternman 16x20 and Blue Boat 6x8
Well, life went on, and then one day a couple of years later, I turned off Route 1 onto the road to South Freeport, and after a few minutes, what did I see in front of me on a Brownell trailer (that's the kind that carry big boats)? Yes! It was the Lucky Lady. I was thrilled. I followed the trailer to the boatyard, and was lucky enough to meet the owner who'd been given my painting. And I saw the nice renovation that he'd had done to turn the Lady into a cruiser. I was very pleased to see the boat was still red and still called the Lucky Lady. And to celebrate, I painted her again.  My son always loved the Lucky Lady paintings, so Lucky Lady III now hangs in his kitchen.

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Barbara DiBiase
5/15/2020 10:09:56 am

How serendipitous!! Love getting your blog posts.

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Bobbi Heath
5/15/2020 12:13:43 pm

Thank you so much, Barb! I just love serendipity, especially related to painting and to boating, I hope you and yours are all well. - Bobbi

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