Category: Seascape

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Ships on Jigsaw Puzzles

By Contributing Artist Mary Bedy

I live in Michigan in an area where most freighters and tankers and a few cruise ships sailing on the Great Lakes regularly pass by. After living here for a few years, I photographed a couple of freighters when I was down at the boardwalk in town, and slowly got hooked on collecting as many of these majestic ships as possible. I downloaded a tracker on my phone and now one of the first things I do in the morning is check that tracker to see what might be coming through here on that particular day.

Federal EMS Ship on a Puzzle
Federal EMS Ship on a Jigsaw Puzzle

Since I live on the very eastern edge of Michigan, and in fact I can see Canada from the boardwalk across the Saint Clair River, I check to see what might be in range between about 1:00 pm and dusk, since the ships in the morning are backlit from the east, so the lighting is not good for photography.

If you are interested in these majestic vessels, there are a couple of websites that provide lots of interesting information, like Boat Nerd and Marine Traffic (type as one word to find their websites), that will show you where these vessels are at any one time and contain descriptions of the ships, etc.

I waited for the Arthur M. Anderson to come through town for years. She would come through either in the dark or the very early morning when the lighting here is dismal, but I finally caught her a couple of times recently in decent lighting. For those of you who are not familiar, the Arthur M. Anderson was the ship following the Edmond Fitzgerald the night the “Fitz”, as we call her, went down off of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior during a powerful storm on November 10, 1975. All 29 crew members were lost. You have no doubt heard the Gordon Lightfoot song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. The bell from the ship can be seen in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at the lighthouse at Whitefish Point in Michigan’s upper peninsula.

Browse and shop at the following links to my online gallery.

These ship images look great and are quite challenging as jigsaw puzzles. However, they make wonderful wall art pieces and are also available on a variety of home decor items.

Arthur M Anderson Closeup 042121
Arthur M Anderson Closeup 042121

Arthur M Anderson Closeup 042121: https://mary-bedy.pixels.com/featured/arthur-m-anderson-closeup-042121-mary-bedy.html

Paul R. Tregurtha Closeup 120720
Paul R. Tregurtha Closeup 120720

Paul R. Tregurtha Closeup 120720: https://mary-bedy.pixels.com/featured/paul-r-tregurtha-closeup-120720-mary-bedy.html

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Walter J. McCarthy Jr. 082922

Walter J. McCarthy Jr. 082922: https://mary-bedy.pixels.com/featured/walter-j-mccarthy-jr-082922-mary-bedy.html

Federal Ems and Blue Water Bridge 072922
Federal EMS and Blue Water Bridge 072922

Federal Ems and Blue Water Bridge 072922: https://mary-bedy.pixels.com/featured/federal-ems-and-blue-water-bridge-072922-mary-bedy.html

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Indian River Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle In The Box

The puzzle has finally arrived and we are about ready to start…

Indian River Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle Delivered
No, it did not arrive like this – we opened it to show what was inside. LOL

The jigsaw puzzle of our favorite bridge arrived on our doorstep in a Priority Mail Envelope. It took nine days to get here from New Hampshire because of the massive delays caused by pandemic absentees (18,000+ per day) and over a 350% increase in Post Office volume in December. But this appears to have been well worth the wait. So let’s get to work “building the bridge.”

But first, a look at what’s here…

The Puzzle box is large and solid and has an accurate picture of the original photograph on the cover. Here it is compared with a 36″x24″ canvas hanging on our wall.

Indian River Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle with Large Canvas

The box, itself is 12″ wide, 9 1/2″ high and 2″ deep. It is sturdy cardboard, in black, with the actual puzzle image on the cover – it should last a long time. The Puzzle pieces are accurately cut, are solid, well laminated and have a quality image imprinted on them. There were only a few stuck-together pieces. Here we see no more than a few that are stuck together as two pieces.

Indian River Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces 500

Yes, they are all different shapes. They are printed on premium 0.2″ thick paper/cardboard and have a semi-gloss coating on the printed surface to make the image “pop.” I don’t know how they do it – but they do.

Indian River Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Few

Now where is that first “edge” piece so we can get started puzzling?

The next article will (should?) be coming soon. Then you will see images of the Charles W. Cullen Bridge over the Indian River Inlet coming together as a 500 piece, 18″x24″ Jigsaw Puzzle. Yes, it’s near time to build the bridge. Click here for a building the bridge image.

Meanwhile, here’s where you can buy your own: https://bill.pixels.com/featured/indian-river-inlet-bridge-twilight-bill-swartwout.htmlhttps://bill.pixels.com/featured/indian-river-inlet-bridge-twilight-bill-swartwout.html

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Jigsaw Puzzles with Photographs by Bill Swartwout

Jigsaw Puzzles by Independent Artists

These premium jigsaw puzzles are available in two different sizes: 18″ x 24″ (500 pieces) and 20″ x 28″ (1,000 pieces).   Each puzzle is made from premium 0.200″ thick card stock and includes a custom-designed box containing the puzzle with artwork by Bill Swartwout Photography.

There are more than 700 Jigsaw Puzzle Designs with images by Bill Swartwout Photogrpahy

Challenge yourself and your brain with a jigsaw puzzle designed with imagery by Bill Swartwout Photography. These puzzles are made from premium 0.2″ thick paper stock and include a semi-gloss coating on the top surface to make the image really stand out. The puzzles are available in two different sizes and piece counts: 500 pieces at 24″x18″ and 1000 pieces at 28″x20″. The puzzle pieces are unique and contained in a sturdy puzzle box with the image printed on the top. Care instructions include keeping the puzzle in the box when you are not “puzzling” and store it at room temperature.

These are produced and fulfilled by Fine Art America/Pixels and have a 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee. In addition to the 700+ offered by Bill Swartwout Photography there are over a million designs by created by other independent artists. CLICK HERE to get started.

This jigsaw puzzle design always evokes a laugh.