The Drifting Marker (Open Edition)

The Story

A single orange and white crab pot buoy floating on calm, rippling water reflecting the pastel pink and purple hues of a twilight sky.

The Location

Crab pot buoys are as much a part of the Chesapeake's visual identity as the birds and the water. Each one marks a waterman's livelihood beneath the surface — the visible tip of a working Bay that has sustained communities for centuries.

Artist's Perspective

"This was one of those evenings where the water was so calm it became a mirror for the sky. The single crab pot buoy floating in all that reflected pastel color is as minimal as my work gets. Sometimes one object in the right light is the entire composition." — 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.