Crab Potting (2006) Oil on linen, 15"x 18" While poking around the creeks ofMathews County, Barber met Captain Curtis Forrest and his nephew William crabbing aboard the wooden deadrise H illary Ann. 'Just doing his job, just working his pots," Barber recalls.
Reflections-Gwynn's Island (1999) Oil on linen, 15" x 3 0 " Julian and Shelton Rowe, 61 and 7 1, unload the roundstern deadrise D arnell after fishing their p ound net in the early morning. Gwynn's Island, Virginia, is where Barber first fell in love with the Chesap eake.
Crabbin' (2002) Oil on linen, 14" x 26" As the morning fog lifts, a lone waterman nets blue crabs ftom his wooden skiff lhe bow of a skipjack is visible behind him.
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