Harbor Companions (Open Edition)

The Story

A male and female mallard duck standing together on a wooden dock overlooking a calm blue harbor with a soft-focus coastal background.

The Location

The marinas and docks of the Chesapeake watershed are where wildlife and daily life intersect. Birds claim pilings, docks, and railings as their own, coexisting with the boats and watermen who share the same shoreline.

Artist's Perspective

"I got down to their level — eye-to-eye on the dock — and suddenly the harbor behind them becomes their harbor. They're not just ducks on a dock; they're residents surveying their territory. The perspective shift is everything." — Ryan Lott

Curator's Recommendation

The horizontal orientation (landscape cut) makes this piece well-suited for living rooms, offices, and above fireplaces. Available as a fine art paper print or archival-quality framed canvas in white or black. Particularly well-suited for medical and wellness spaces seeking calming, contemplative imagery.

Print Quality

Archival-Quality Canvas. Made in the USA with globally sourced materials.

Every Chesapeake Focus print is produced on archival-grade poly-cotton canvas using UL GREENGUARD GOLD certified inks — water resistant, fade resistant, and anti-yellowing. Each canvas is hand-stretched over kiln-dried stretcher bars that are knot-free and warp-free, then finished with your choice of hardwood floater frame in matte black, white, brown, or natural. Ready to hang right out of the box.

Stretcher bars sourced from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests — a quiet nod to the landscapes our work celebrates.