The Work Between Tides

About this piece

A red motorboat with a worn blue interior lies tightly framed between neighboring craft, its benches crowded with ropes, fuel tanks, and equipment. Daylight picks out flaking paint, rust streaks, and scuffed metal, while the hull cuts a strong diagonal across the dark, reflective water. The closely layered composition gives this dockside scene a sense of practical abundance and quiet pause.

The story

On this late-June day, the red hull holds a bright edge above the dark water. Rope gathers against a fender, and a wooden oar rests among the equipment. Blue paint wears thin inside the boat, exposing a patchwork of surfaces beneath. Along the dock, the boats sit close together, their reflections loosening into ripples.