The Final Approach (Open Edition)

The Story

A Ring-billed Gull with wings arched high and talons dropped, captured in the final second before landing on a wooden pier among other gulls, with a bright golden sunset reflecting off the water behind it.

The Location

Captured on the boardwalk in Solomons Island, MD. The Patuxent River is in the background.

Artist's Perspective

"The backlight through those spread wings is what I was waiting for. Gulls land on this pier hundreds of times a day, but the light only does this for about twenty minutes at sunset. Wings fully spread, talons down, golden water behind — that's the frame." — 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.