Numbered Rhythms (Open Edition)

The Story

Numbered Rhythms is a close-up, black and white photograph of a row of sailboats at a dock in Annapolis, Maryland, focusing on the large numbers 14 and 13 on the hulls with a shallow depth of field.

The Location

Annapolis is the sailing capital of the Chesapeake and the seat of Maryland's government. The State House dome, the oldest in continuous legislative use in America, has watched over these cobblestone streets and narrow alleyways since 1772.

Artist's Perspective

"These numbered race boats at the Annapolis waterfront are as much a part of the city's identity as the State House. The black and white treatment and the shallow depth of field turn the hulls into abstract shapes — it's about the geometry of boats, not any single vessel." — 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.

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.