A 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, 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...

There is something so intriguing about a path. Catch a glimpse of a twisting trail and we are drawn in. A path in a painting can provide us with a starting point to access the painting. Our eye can literally follow where the diagonal takes us. In the painting above...

I've been very spotty about my "Breath of Salt Air" messages here. It has taken longer than expected to wind down and shift gears from the intensity of the summer season. As a working artist I need time and space to explore the internal and recalibrate where I'm going...

Hi Everyone! I'll be one of the presenters at Pecha Kucha at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill this Friday evening at 6:00 pm. In less that 7 minutes I'll describe what made me become an artist, and trace the trajectory of the paintings I've made so far. Please...

The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum continues the tradition of the "725" Art Show and Sale in an exhibition curated by Michael A. Butler. "725" refers to the original telephone exchange that all Sag Harbor households had in the days before cell phones. If you haven't been...

Next Saturday August 24th is the East End Hospice Cigar Box Auction, an impressive event where dozens of renowned artists donate a work of art made from a wooden cigar box. It is fascinating to view the wide range of artworks and an opportunity to purchase an original...