There is a beautiful simplicity to the concave shape of a boat's hull. It is organic and architectural at the same time. Their presence in the sea is noted by their weight; they displace the water around them.
Boats represent a journey. However these boats are not moving. They are not sailing over water, but rather tethered, still and silent. They represent a journey inward. This stationary pairing of two boats connotates a relationship, perhaps constraining, perhaps supportive.

1997-2001 Tethered Boats
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil on paper
Displacement
2000
oil on paper
14"x17"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic and charcoal on paper
Tethered Boat Construction
2000
acrylic and charcoal on paper
22"x30"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic and charcoal on paper
At Sea
2000
acrylic and charcoal on paper
22"x30"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic on canvas
Two Boats
2000
acrylic on canvas
20"x24"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil on paper
Boat Hulls (red & green)
2000
oil on paper
14"x17"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic on paper
Boat Hulls (gray scale)
2000
acrylic on paper
14"x17"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats


High Seas, 2000 High Seas, 2000, 20" x 24", acrylic on canvas
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic on paper
Two Boats, 8/10/2000
2000
acrylic on paper
11"x15"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic on wood panel
Tethered Boats I
1998
acrylic on wood panel
24"x24"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats acrylic on masonite
Tethered Boats III
1998
acrylic on masonite
24"x24"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats charcoal on paper
Boat Study I
1998
charcoal on paper
18"x25"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats charcoal on paper
Boat Study II
1998
charcoal on paper
18"x25"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite on paper
Tethered Boats No.8
1997
oil, graphite on paper
19"x24"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite on paper
Tethered Boats No.2
1997
oil, graphite on paper
19"x24"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite on paper
Tethered Boats No.1
1997
oil, graphite on paper
19"x24"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite, pastel on paper
Tethered Boats No.3, 5/11/97
1997
oil, graphite, pastel on paper
19"x24"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite, pastel on paper
Tethered Boats No.4, 5/4/97
1997
oil, graphite, pastel on paper
20"x26"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil on paper
Tethered Boats, No.9
1997
oil on paper
20"x26"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil, graphite, pastel on paper
Tethered Boats No.5, 5/24/97
1997
oil, graphite, pastel on paper
20"x26"
ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats oil on paper
Tethered Boats No.7
1997
oil on paper
26" x 20"

ANNE SEELBACH 1997-2001 Tethered Boats  oil on paper
Tethered Boats No.6
1997
oil on paper
26"x 20"