When the Beacon Fails

🌒 When the Beacon Fails is a haunting seascape painted by Hope Blakely in 2023—her original design, brought to life in oils on a grand 24x48 stretched canvas. Set beneath a sky ablaze with eerie reds and violets, a lone ship sails toward the unknown while a lighthouse—dark and lifeless—stands silent on the craggy shore.

👁️ Look closely and you’ll discover something more: hidden in the swirling storm clouds looms the shape of a skull, barely visible, like a warning whispered from the heavens. The absence of light is no accident; it’s part of the story. There is no guiding beam here—only instinct, fate, and a horizon thick with mystery.

🖌️ Painted in Arvada, Colorado, this cinematic work blends nautical storytelling with gothic atmosphere. It’s a piece that invites closer inspection—and lingers long after you've looked away.

📌 Quick Highlights:

• ⚓ Original oil painting by Hope Blakely

• 🌊 24x48 on stretched canvas (unframed)

• 🌅 Nautical sunset with ship, lighthouse, and hidden skull in clouds

• 🗓️ Painted in 2023 | 📍 Arvada, Colorado

• 💰 Priced at $975 | ✅ Available