Orca Sunset - Artist Proof #6/10

Fishing with my Grandpa, Henry Vickers, was one of my most incredible learning experiences. Henry was a man of the outdoors, a trapper, a fisherman, and a hunter. One beautiful summer day, we were fishing sockeye with our gill net. My job was to keep an eye on our progress while Grandpa slept. The sound came from far down the channel and sounded like gunshots, so I woke Grandpa up. He listened for a few seconds and said they were killer whales, then curled up to return to sleep. I ran up on deck and waited as the sounds got closer, and then I was treated to an unbelievable spectacle. There were dozens of whales, and a few were jumping clear of the ocean and landing with a loud smack, and that was what sounded like the gunshots in the distance. There were many incredible experiences on the sea as I grew up, and that one will always be at the top of my mind.