by LDUS2530 | Jul 26, 2016 | 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...
by LDUS2530 | Jul 12, 2016 | Breath of Salt Air
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...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 28, 2016 | Breath of Salt Air
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...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 13, 2016 | Breath of Salt Air
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...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 7, 2016 | Breath of Salt Air
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...
by LDUS2530 | May 23, 2016 | Breath of Salt Air
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...
