A Lighthouse Story

August 7 is National Lighthouse Day. Let me tell you my one lighthouse story.
Several years ago, my friend, Rick, got obsessed about the Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie. Rick is an extremely talented illustrator and thought it would be fun to draw an accurate picture of the structure and annotate it with some history.
Rick visited the lighthouse, measured the lighthouse, interviewed lighthouse historians, and went to the Library of Congress to track down the original blueprints.
Rick prefers to work in Adobe Illustrator, a digital application with sophisticated tools to control colors, line weights, and layers. Driven by a deep respect for the people who designed, built and maintained Marblehead, Rick drew every detail—every brick, every step on the spiral staircase, every facet of the Fresnel lens.
Since Rick had a day job that required his attention, he had to make progress during evenings, weekends, or holidays. Because he had no client or deadline, he was free to make unlimited refinements. And he did. Rick’s drawing of the Marblehead lighthouse ended up taking several years longer than the construction of the original lighthouse. The result is beautiful.
There are still a few prints available. They are 15" X 34-5/8" with the image printed on heavy archival paper measuring 18" X 38". You can get one directly from Rick, if you do Paypal. It’s just $30 including shipping to your door. Interested? Send him an email at rick@henkel-diagrams.com.
Want to know more? Here is the background story that Rick shares with collectors.
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Don
Pittsburgh, July 26, 2017
Comments on this post (2)
interested in Marblehead Lighthouse Ohio print done by Rick Henkel some years ago. Am Planning to send e-mail as instructed in your piece but was told that Mr. Rick Henkel had died. If so How can I get this print?
— Sheila K. Sprigg
Very very nice. I travel to Cleveland every few months for med tx, and Marblehead was one of the first places I visited. It was a nice surprise to see this pop up on your blog.
— Sally