by LDUS2530 | Jul 28, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
The big wide horizontal of the ocean stretches wider than your peripheral vision can take in. You have to turn your head all the way left and then all the way right to take it all in. No wonder you feel such vast space. Then the charge of the wave rumbling toward...
by LDUS2530 | Jul 21, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
Kids at the beach are so free. You can see it in the way they move their bodies. On the wide beach parents can let them run, cartwheel, jump and roll on the soft sand. The children own freedom in a way that they cannot anywhere else. At the uncrowded beach you can...
by LDUS2530 | Jul 13, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
I promised to get back to this sea of lavender that I photographed last week and paint it. I must say, spending the week in the city only intensified my love for this stunning flower field by the ocean. It’s not quite finished but after a few hours painting in the...
by LDUS2530 | Jul 7, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
I was driving the less traveled road from a foggy morning at the ocean. The sun got brighter as I drove north toward Sag Harbor. I was thinking about how amazing it is to have sandy ocean beaches butting up against lush green farm fields when I came upon this sea of...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 30, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
You would think that spending more time in the city would shift my artistic point of view away from the sea. Quite the opposite occurred. I crave the water more than ever. When I finally came back to the ocean it was such a lift and a relief. What a treasure...
by LDUS2530 | Apr 29, 2014 | Breath of Salt Air
What a world apart from the rough and noisy city where I am at the moment. Painting by the open salt marsh is a kind of quiet meditation. Your mind opens, ready to breathe in all that you can see, hear, smell. To create a good painting you want to absorb...
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