{"title":"Working Maine","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"577\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eSome of the most beautiful places in Maine aren't shaped by nature alone but by the people who rise before dawn, work with their hands, and have built their lives around the rhythm of the seasons.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eHaving worked as a commercial fisherman, I know that the coast isn't just a destination. It's a workplace. The harbors, boats, weathered buildings, and working waterfronts are part of a way of life that has sustained families and communities for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eThrough this collection, I hope to honor that legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eThese paintings celebrate the quiet dignity of everyday work: the glow of harbor lights before sunrise, boats returning with the tide, and the places where hard work and natural beauty exist side by side. They're not just scenes of Maine; they're reflections of the resilience, tradition, and craftsmanship that define it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003eMy hope is that these paintings preserve more than a moment in time. They preserve a way of life that deserves to be remembered, appreciated, and passed on to future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"traffic","title":"Traffic","description":"\u003cp\u003eZach Nedwell spent years as a commercial fisherman, dragging for groundfish out of Boston. The work was relentless with three days straight without sleep, driving between ports, hauling thousands of fish across the deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn that exhausted, altered state, something shifted. Driving back home to Portland from Boston the visuals of people and traffic changed. Schooling, surging, cutting across each other in patterns that mirrored the way fish move through the world without ever realizing it. \u003cem\u003eTraffic\u003c\/em\u003e is what he saw underwater and above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 16×20 original is one of the most personal works in the collection: a painting born from physical labor, sleep deprivation, and a sudden, strange clarity about the nature of human movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal artwork by Zach Nedwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 × 20 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspired by Nedwell’s years as a commercial fisherman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate of authenticity included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors who want art with a real story behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zach Nedwell Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54870982656372,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/6025\/7908\/files\/IMG_8010.jpg?v=1782853059"},{"product_id":"fort-gorges-casco-bay-original-oil-painting","title":"Standing Against the Tide","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eStanding\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Tide, \u003c\/em\u003eyou witness as Fort Gorges rises from the waters of Casco Bay, Portland, Maine. 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