The Longshoreman, 16″ x 20″ oil on linen canvas board, framed by the artist.

The original has found his forever home. Available as hand embellished canvas giclee or giclee on heavy paper. 

I used to think old people were exotic, until it dawned on me that I was slowly becoming old myself. Now when I paint an elderly person it is a silent protest against ageism. The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest Union of Maritime Workers in North America. Their work is grueling. It makes or breaks you. But this man is neither broken nor unbowed. So, look beneath his wrinkles. Focus on his character. Look underneath his skin. His bones are hardened by experience; his integrity hardened by steel. He is a man of few words, but he will always have your back. His gaze is as sharp as his mind. Age has only made him stronger, more determined, yet we see inside he’s very kind. Do you see it too? He does not suffer fools. And yet he’s filled with love for you and those who mean the world to him.