18” x 24”

acrylic on canvas

When a sea captain dies, it is believed he goes to neither Heaven nor Hell. Instead, he goes either to Fiddler’s Green or Davy Jones’ Locker. Where a fellow died often determined his destination. If he died on land, which was preferable, he would be buried there and go to Fiddler’s Green. A kind of garden paradise. If he died at sea, he would be thrown overboard to his watery grave and dwell forever in Davy Jones’ Locker. A place not as unpleasant as Hell.

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