A BREATH OF SALT AIR 

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...

In these very challenging times of anger and confusion, taking some time and space can help to bring clarity.  Expanses of water and sky at the ocean are a gift to your psyche, a place to rest for just a moment.  Looking at a painting that parallels that experience...

Most of you who know me know I love to paint outdoors but of course that isn't always practical.  I'm so lucky to have my studio by the sea.  I can actually see a postage stamp view of the water through the glass doors.  That's really important to me, as I can gauge...

One of the great things about Winter in the Hamptons is that there are so many beaches where you can drive right up and see the ocean right from buy ventolin your car. Even if it's freezing outside you can have a look, see what the ocean is doing and immediately...

Have you ever really watched the waves? Crush, boom, spray- all percussion and so powerful. It is amazing to me that the wave never quite exactly repeats itself.  Some appear similar to the previous buy ativan in us ones, then all of a sudden electric all mighty crash...

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...

The sapphire, lime and cerulean of my palette creates a positive emotional charge whether it's in the curve of a realistic wave, or in the arc of a rounded form. You can see that the abstract paintings draw from my many years as a landscape painter. They rely my love...

Seeing the bay in various shades of teal sparkling in the sunshine made me appreciate the sea all over again. I didn't realize just how much I missed it when I spent last Spring in the city. As I move the pen across the paper I attempt to capture the thrill of being...

There is no doubt that living in NYC left me thinking about what I should be painting. Surrounded by concrete buildings and looking out on the even array of windows had an impact. At the same time, I was still dreaming about the Hamptons and everything that I love...

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...

  The ocean is forever mysterious.  Our peripheral vision can sense the size but cannot grasp the whole.  You can stretch your eyes out to the horizon and imagine what is under it but never know. The ocean baffles as it entices us. And yet the ocean sound is...

Getting in the water is intensely frigid at first. You have to plow past the jade colored wave breaks and before you know it, you are completely wet. Duck under the wave, get your entire head wet and you feel at least five years younger. It's invigorating and...

What is the scent of salt air? You arrive at the ocean and breathe in that briny, bracing, clean smell. It cues the brain that you are in a special environment. Perhaps it sends you back in time, reminding you of other times at the shore. For me, I’m instantly...