A BREATH OF SALT AIR
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"In the Presence of Light," a Memorial Day Weekend exhibition featuring fourteen artists, explores not only what we see but also how we feel, remember, and connect. The exhibition opens Friday, May 22, 2026, with an opening reception from 5–7 PM and runs...
Endless Wave
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...
The Quiet Difference a Painting Can Make
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....
The Edge, A Reflection on Choice
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...
Ink and Line: Capturing Plants in Contour
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....
The Human Touch in Painting
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. Yes,...
Footbridge Bridge Over Davis Creek
For decades, I squinted across the salt marshes from Towd Point to glimpse the wooden footbridges of Davis Creek in the distance. They were always just out of reach. But a few weeks ago, I met a very engaging couple at my art show. When I told them about my ongoing...
Stepping Into A Painting
"Three Stages of Progress" development of a single canvas 36 x 48 inches oil/canvas by Casey Chalem Anderson When I begin a painting, I start by blocking out the large shapes using thin oil paint. This helps me quickly establish the structure and movement of...
Sudden Shower Over Towd Point
" Sudden Shower Over Towd Point" 11 x 14 in oil/wood In my new piece, 'Sudden Shower Over Towd Point,' I’ve captured that exact moment when a rainstorm sweeps in over the North Sea landscape. Even with the rain streaking down, there’s still a dance of light on...
A Painting on My TV Stopped Me Cold
“Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer” by Vincent van Gogh (1888) When I got a new Samsung portrait TV, I thought it would be a fun way to show my paintings. Instead of staring at a blank black screen, I could project images of my paintings...
What Draws Us to the Sea- Come Find Out
Why Are We Drawn to the Sea? There’s something about the ocean that pulls us in—again and again. I’ve spent years painting waves, watching how the light moves across the surface, and standing at the edge of the shoreline feeling that mix of calm and awe. This Friday-...
Hamptons Fine Art Fair: Art, Outfits, and Everything in Between
The Hamptons Fine Art Fair is an experience, one that floods your visual capacity. Everywhere you look is a bold, colorful spectacle. Art in every form-- painting, photography, sculpture competes for your attention, each piece hoping to stand out. But the real theater...
After the Show: A Studio Reset
Infinite Sky at the Edge 48 x 36 oil/canvas After the whirlwind of Where Light Meets Water, a beautiful and successful show that brought many people together around the art and spirit of the North Sea, I came back to my studio. I saw the fallout: scattered brushes,...
Join us for the reception if you are near Fairfield, Connecticut. It a beautiful show! Please mark your calendars to stop in for my next show, a benefit toward the building and restoration of The North Sea Maritime Center. A group show of 10 artists who are...
Waiting for the Blue Heron of Towd Point
This serene painting captures a quiet, reflective moment in a familiar landscape to me, a view from the bridge on Towd Point. The blue heron truly lives here, taking refuge under the bridge when he's in the neighborhood. I've seen him move gracefully across the sky,...