Tidal Pools and Salt Marsh

You know Spring is here when the morning light creates a radiant blue across the bay and the inlets.   When the fresh green sea grasses reappear after the long Winter it makes me so happy. It’s hard to believe that such vivid gorgeous color is real, yet there it...

Ocean Wave an Emerald Surge

  It’s so exciting to see the sparkling vitality of a wave crashing on to the sand as it surges with an explosive burst of upward motion.  The rhythm of the ocean is steady but every wave is a little different from the next one. I hope you will cheap...

Beach Sketching

  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...

Ready to Wake-Up and See Color?

“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...

Why Are We Drawn to the Ocean?

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...