"Mainline" - Big Blue Marlin in the fight Striped Bass art Summer in the Virginia mountain

Summer in the Virginia mountain valley

executed with a mostly impressionistic style

It got the highest score I have ever had in the federal competition with 21 out of a possible 25 points in the second round

Checks should be made to Crittenden Studio and submitted to Crossroads front desk

often called “Ringbills” by sportsmen

"Mainline" - Big Blue Marlin in the fight Striped Bass art Summer in the Virginia mountainThis painting was inspired by my many trips to Costa Rica, fishing in the deep canyons off of Los Suenos in the clear blue Pacific Ocean. I wanted to create the view of the boat being hooked up in the background while the big marlin jumps in the foreground. The boat is the Mainline, a 53 ft. Jarrett Bay. This oil on canvas is 36 x 48 and is framed in a maritime silver frame and ready to hang. This painting is hanging in a special collection and is