by LDUS2530 | Jun 16, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
It’s so hard to resist. Even in these most serious of times, I find myself endlessly curious about the insides of other peoples’ homes. I’ve always taken a keen interest in the art on the walls on TV or in a movie. What is the art telling me about...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 2, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
Ever since I placed the geranium branch in my best-loved vase, I’ve had the craving to draw it. The branch leans so precariously on the horizontal. It’s shaped like the crook of an arm. The leaves are roundish with curled edges and tiny flowers burst open...
by LDUS2530 | May 19, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
As I do every morning, I was sitting in my spot, cup of coffee in hand, black mini-journal, lap top all within reach. A plastic contraption with three rigid buckles on my right foot was stretching my achilles heel on doctor’s orders. “Brrrring, Brrrring,...
by LDUS2530 | May 5, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
When is the sea like a set of precious gems? It is when the colors are so vivid that you can’t believe that it’s real. It happens when the sunlight hits just right and the air blows clear and brisk. The colors can hypnotize you like a love potion. You fall...
by LDUS2530 | Apr 22, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
A wide sweep of mixed greens dotted with pools of salty blue water is one of the most treasured sights to view here on the East End of Long Island. This is a brand new painting made in the studio. I used a photo for reference but it is the memory of this spectacular...
by LDUS2530 | Apr 7, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
At first it was impossible to paint. People wrote things like: now I finally have the time to paint a picture, write a song, bake some bread. Being creative felt indulgent, like I was ignoring our new reality. But…..painting gives me hope. I work it through and...
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