Original Watercolor Schooner Ship Under Sail Leaving Harbour, Paul Ashack Chicago Artist

Competantly executed watercolor portraying a schooner under way in a busy harbour with seagulls, and houses/cottages in the distance. This nautical painting suits many a coastal home.
Professionally framed and matted and presented under plexiglass in an elegant gold metal frame.
Signed by artist lower right.
Excellent Condition.
Vintage last quarter 20th Century.
Listed by East2West Furniture, Florida.
23″ x 23″ x 1″ overall. Image is 17″ x 17″.
8 pounds

Paul Ashack is a contemporary artist born and raised on the south side of Chicago. He began drawing at the early age of 4 and hasn’t stopped painting for 70 years. He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and then attended the American Academy of Art. He was 19 years old when he started working at the Tribune as an apprentice worked his way to an illustrator where he worked for 42 years, until retirement. Paul now works out of his studio in Willowbrook. His collection of work expresses his deep love for Chicago and all of it’s beauty. His medium is oil, watercolor, pen and ink, and sketch.