A BREATH OF SALT AIR 

Every August it happens. Summer starts to fade away in small increments as the light subtly changes  We have all had a strange and extremely challenging Summer but still.....I want to hold on to the way my body feels at the ocean. I want to hold on to the pure...

Okay, it’s salad. Salad with lots of ingredients to make it full of all the good things I think I need. When I eat a salad, even when it has extras like cheese and nuts, I feel I am doing something good for myself. I don’t feel guilty eating it. Isn’t that terrible?...

    How many times have you driven past the section of water at Dam Pond looking North as you rushed to meet the Orient Point ferry? Did you pull over and take it in? Did you acknowledge the fragility of the sand spit stretching across the horizon or felt...

  Way back in Covid time 3 or 4 weeks ago, when things seemed like they were finally relaxing, when shelter in place was lifting, I made plans to meet my good friend at the Ocean. Why not I thought? We would wear our masks and drive there in separate cars. It was...

  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 the story? A...

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 at the tip....

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, Brrring I...

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 under a...

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...

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 try...

  Here's a small painting that contains the wonder of the ocean right on the mantle along with my other collectibles. It reminds me to be thankful buy generic propecia that I live so close to the beach. It reminds me of the power of the ocean. It reminds of my...

I've been painting a few small lively ocean pieces while the winter unfolds. Sometimes in life things are stirred up, challenging........and then all of a sudden a moment of peace when you didn't expect it. I love to paint small intimate works. How can you capture all...

Now that we are deep into Winter my mind drifts to what it will be like when it all warms up. One of the most uplifting sights of Summer here in the Hamptons is the view of a blooming flower garden against a sweep of blue water. The horizontal nature of the land...

The holidays are barely over and I can't stop thinking about the ocean in Summer. As I paint this rolling wave, I'm imagining, thinking back and asking myself, what did the air feel like? Was it brisk and cool or balmy with a warmth underneath the breeze? I try to...

I literally gasped in awe on the cold morning that I glanced out my living room window to see a peach colored moon in a misty blue sky.  A glowing light from the orb bounced down creating a soft spotlight on the serene bay. An incredible reminder that we are on a...