“Summer Sailing”

“Summer Sailing” – Acrylic on canvas 30″ x 24″. Circa 1977 – ’78. This was a gift that dad gave to his then mother and father in law. Dad liked this painting a lot until my grandfather complained that there were no seagulls in a painting that had boats and an ocean. My grandfather decided that he couldn’t tolerate it anymore, and one day, proceeded to add four small seagulls to dad’s painting. They are faint, but if you look closely, you can see them. When dad saw this on a visit to the in-laws, he thought it was a desecration and never forgave my grandfather for that. From that moment on, dad hated this painting. I thought it was a funny story, but also understood why dad was upset.. I love this painting and still have it to this day.