Can you imagine the life of Paul Cuffe?
Ray Shaw, a Westport resident and graphic artist, uses watercolor sketches to help visualize the past. His graphite and loose watercolor ‘storybook’ style challenges the viewer to use their imagination to interpret a given subject.
IN 1789, Cuffe purchased a small property on the west bank of the Westport River where he set up a shipbuilding business. He built 5 ships. The last, shown in this painting, was a brig named Traveller. It was his favorite ship. He sailed it to Europe and Africa many times.
