A few more views of the Ports of Panama in Balboa. The small horseshoe shaped metal hooks on the cables is to keep rats off the ships while in Port.
The theme of the paintings is to feature the Panamanian workforce with the ships being loaded and unloaded and some local landmark (Sosa Hill for example) behind them to tell you its Panama.

I've been asked to do a few paintings of the Panama Ports in Balboa. I was told this is the busiest port in Central America including Mexico. I was taken into the oading area to get a sense of the scale and talk about possible ideas to paint. Sort of weird having these containers over your head. I was scared but I promise I never cried.

Standing at one of 48 water culverts on the floor of the locks. These will deliver the water to raise the ships in the new locks.

Another view from the floor of the locks.

A view of the construction of the lock basins on the Pacific side. I'm facing the middle of the three chambers.  All this rock had to be removed with explosives unlike the Atlantic side which is a softer clay like material.

This map is at a visitor center on the Pacific side of the Canal. It illustrates the path of the new channel and new locks. I'm standing with Abdiel Julio, staff photographer for the ACP at the visitor center.

Standing at a visitor center still under construction. The Atlantic side locks to the left. The photgrapher is my guide Abdiel Julio, staff photographer for the ACP  and political consultant in case I run for office in Panama.

I'm standing at the level of the floor of the locks. The pit along the bottom is where the water will flow from a series of enormous water basins that run parallel to the locks. The basins have been constructed to save fresh water, a premium in dry season. You feel dwarfed down in here.