Captain’s Easel

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Captain’s Easel I am a Captain and an artist. The sea is my home and my muse. I sail and create.

09/28/2026

A steady course doesn’t have to be a narrow one.
I’ve spent much of my life at sea, but painting has always given me another way to experience it. This piece brings two West Coast vessels together in a quiet coastal scene — painted not as part of my work, but through my own eyes as an artist.
Captain’s Easel is where those two parts of my life meet: captain and artist.
I think many of us have something we love that gets pushed aside because life becomes busy. Sometimes we just have to make room for it again.

09/08/2026

For years, painting happened wherever I could make room for it - a table, a corner, a few quiet hours between everything else.

Now Captain’s Easel finally has a studio of its own.

Looking around this room at all the paintings that brought me here feels a little surreal.

But what excites me most isn’t what’s already hanging on these walls.

It’s what hasn’t been painted yet.

The next chapter begins here. ⚓

09/04/2026

Painting this scene reminded me that mastery doesn’t usually come from rushing.

It comes from patience.
Attention.
And caring about details that most people may never even notice.

Whether we work with wood, paint, or something completely different, there is a certain pride that finds its way into the things we make.

Pride in the work always shows.

🎨 Watercolour | Captain’s Easel

08/20/2026

I painted this ship because it was part of my journey, and seeing that painting now hanging aboard her means more to me than I can easily put into words.

It’s a reminder that our work may begin quietly, but when we create something meaningful, a little piece of us can remain long after we walk away.

08/20/2026

It grows through small decisions, mistakes, corrections, and the patience to keep going.

This is the final reveal of my latest maritime painting — and perhaps a little reminder that the messy middle is part of creating something worthwhile.

Keep going. It is becoming. ⚓️🎨

08/13/2026

We often postpone the things that matter because we don’t have the entire journey figured out. Art keeps reminding me that clarity comes through action.

You don’t need to see the whole picture to begin.

What have you been waiting to start?

Another vessel begins its journey onto paper—one stroke at a time.

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08/11/2026

Life gets busy.

Somewhere between work, responsibilities and long days, I quietly put my brushes aside. Not intentionally. It just happened.

And I think most of us have something like that — painting, music, photography, writing, fitness, gardening… something we genuinely love but keep promising ourselves we’ll return to “when we have time.”

I’ve decided to stop waiting for that perfect time.

I’m picking up the brush again.

Maybe there’s something you need to pick up again too.

Come back to what you love.

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06/12/2026

As a captain and an artist, I wanted to tell the story of the people who are the foundation of every voyage- the deckhands.

Their work requires teamwork, skill, patience, and commitment. Every line handled, every operation completed, and every lesson learned becomes part of a journey that can lead to greater responsibilities at sea.

This painting represents more than a vessel. It represents ambition, growth, and the people who build their careers one step at a time.

A reminder that every captain started somewhere.

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06/01/2026

This is Isaac Cathers — BC Coast Pilot, former BC Ferries Captain, and the mind behind Captain Random Fact.
Serious at sea... random online.
Proof you don’t have to fit into one box.

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06/01/2026

This is Isaac Cathers — BC Coast Pilot, former ferry captain, and the mind behind Captain Random Fact.
Serious at sea... random online.
Proof you don't have to fit into one box.


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