by LDUS2530 | Dec 23, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
We were all still wearing heavy winter coats and it was Thursday, the day that Dan’s papers is distributed in stacks and bundles to every outlet in the Hamptons. I was having a show of my paintings at a small jewelry store on Main Street, Southampton. My...
by LDUS2530 | Dec 9, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
It was late on a rainy Sunday morning when the TV was blaring. The sound was ruining my cozy feeling of being warm and comfortable while I drank a hot cup of coffee. I just wanted to hear the rain blasting against the window with me safe inside. Do you have a TV in...
by LDUS2530 | Nov 25, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
The waves come in, the waves go out. I paint it in, I repaint it out. Often people have asked me, “how long did it take to paint that picture?”. I never know the answer. I know approximately how long the painting was on my easel, but determining when a...
by LDUS2530 | Nov 3, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
Here at the ocean it can feel balmy on a gray day. Cloud cover usually warms things up. I can smell that salty scent floating in the air and it sends memories of days that feel just like this one flooding into my head. My mind travels back in time. I could be looking...
by LDUS2530 | Oct 13, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
You feel the full frontal force of nature coming toward you in both of these waves. They are majestic in shape and color. I love how oil paint can be thinned to transparency and layered to achieve the sensation of looking through water. Blend and dab the paint...
by LDUS2530 | Sep 23, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
Did you see any whales swimming by this summer? It is almost eerie. I mean we know that they are out there but when we see one breaching the surface it is ASTONISHING. This summer they swam so close to the shore it was surprising and wonderful and alarming all at the...
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