by casey | Apr 20, 2026 | Breath of Salt Air
There’s an organization you don’t realize you’ll need until you do: East End Hospice. Every year, I participate in their cigar box auction in East Hampton in August. This time, I took a beautifully curved wooden cigar box, primed it, and sanded it. Just getting the...
by casey | Mar 22, 2026 | Breath of Salt Air
Towd Point at the End 24 x 36 inches oil/canvas by Casey Chalem Anderson When I arrived, nothing was wrong. The room was calm and thoughtfully put together. A pecan wood dining table, slightly darker chairs, six placemats set neatly in place. Everything worked....
by casey | Feb 10, 2026 | Breath of Salt Air
I drove mindlessly down Route 27, also known as Main Street in some stretches, the two-lane highway that runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. You would never know the ocean was just a mile away. Town after hamlet, then a cluster of functional businesses: the gas...
by casey | Jan 22, 2026 | Breath of Salt Air
My earliest memory of pen and ink was watching my mother draw her fashion illustrations. Her bold lines captured gesture and movement, and as a child, I was captivated. Later, I became fascinated by Matisse’s line drawings; their simplicity and ease stayed with me....
by casey | Jan 7, 2026 | Breath of Salt Air
There is nothing like a painting for me. Of course, having devoted my life to dipping a brush into paint and applying it to a canvas, it’s no surprise that I would say that. The irony is that what you are seeing here is only a screen image of my latest work. ...
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