FISHER’S POPCORN
Davis W. Morton / 1999 / oil on canvas / 18 X 24 inches

     Ocean City, Maryland is probably the most popular beach resort for people both in the Washington, DC and the Baltimore areas. Although “Thrasher’s French Fries” is perhaps the best known snack tradition in Ocean City, for some, “Fisher’s Popcorn” may share a similar renown.
     From my perspective, just walking by, the people in this painting were only Mr. and Mrs. “Fisher’s Popcorn.” They were the last props of the day from the magic boardwalk carnival that will completely disappear when the lights go out at “Fisher’s Popcorn.” Then the boardwalk will become a very different place, full of muffled sounds and conversations and people shuffling by with no apparent destination.
     In my painting the lights stay on at “Fisher’s Popcorn,” and just as the popcorn people disappear, so do Mr. and Mrs. Fisher as they become individuals. Following the same tradition for countless years, they may be working together but they are cleaning and sweeping in different worlds. Was it his “glory days” that made him come to the beach to stay? Does she ever think about the dreams she had in high school? There are endless questions.

To return to this painting, please click... FISHERS POPCORN / CARD #14

©2002
Comments and Original Art by Davis W. Morton (14-168)