A BREATH OF SALT AIR 

  Getting down to the ocean with my sketchpad makes me feel free and easy. I shift from my usual random thoughts to focus only on analyzing what I see and translating it into line. Sometimes I forget how much I love drawing.  I especially love to quickly capture...

"Fair and Calm" by Casey Chalem Anderson  12 x 12 oil/wood This timeless spot represents the essence of all that I love about the Hamptons. The blues are soft yet vivid and the Spring greens are bright with life. I'll bet you can't wait for these days when we can all...

If you are like me, you can't wait for those warm beach days when an aquamarine wave tumbles in and you can stand with your bare feet in the sand. In the meantime, we will have to do a bit of day dreaming and recall what it was like last summer. Remembering those...

Happy Holidays Everyone! My mood and thoughts are still with late Summer and craving the bright green of new energy.  Just completed this painting and let out a sigh of relief and hope for the future. Wishing you all an easy and relaxed where to buy cipro holiday...

  No matter what drama is going on in your life, nature can help soothe. A painting can also serve that function, especially one that is abstract and has no specific reference to place or time. As a viewer, you can step in with fresh eyes and experience how...

Sitting on the sand and observing the traveling curve of the breaker, I see elegance and raw power.  The percussive sound, the scent of clean salt, and a soft breeze all impact my body and my psyche. I realize my breathing has synchronized with the crashing of the...

  It takes at least 15 minutes to unwind once you get settled at the beach. Sometimes it takes even longer. You run through your mental lists of what you still have to do, groceries, calls/emails to make, people to touch base with, doctors appointments, on and...

The combinations of gray that can be made with oil paints are infinite.  They are never just black mixed with white out of the tube. Some of the most intriguing color combinations are grays that are achieved by mixing complements like blue and orange, purple and...

I had a little unaccounted for time this morning and decided that what I should do is drive down to the beach and sketch. I had my favorite pen but my sketchbook wasn't in the car. I reached into the glove compartment for any paper, receipt or back of an envelope. I...

There is an engaging emotional lift on viewing a turquoise swimming pool. It’s the color of amusement. It makes us happy to just look at! Dive in and we immediately feel younger, almost weightless. Buoyed by water all our senses come alive. Our skin registers the...

When you were a child and arrived at the beach, did you jump right in? I wouldn’t think of going to the beach and not getting wet. If my bathing suit was on, no gray sky, seaweed thick water or cool air could stop me from taking the plunge. I can’t believe that I...

All over the Hamptons this summer you see the hydrangea in full bloom. I'm lucky enough to have 3 bushes planted right in the front of my home where the shades of lavender and cobalt are infinite.  Each blossom is an expression of exquisite color. The colors dazzle...