by LDUS2530 | Jun 17, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
It is shocking how rapidly the temper of open water can change. Early this morning the entire bay was a glassy cerulean blue punctuated with soft aqua green strokes. Only a couple of hours later and the winds have radically changed direction. A dark teal, ultramarine...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 10, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
I’m out here on another adventure in plein air (outdoor) painting at Scallop Pond in Southampton. Here is a broad expanse of magnificent salt water marshland that is property conserved by the Peconic Land Trust. Far enough removed from the sounds of cars and trucks,...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 3, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
“Those that find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.” L.W. Gilbert Now that the weather is warmer, I’ve been able to get outside to paint. When you are plein air painting the challenges can be enormous. The weather...
by LDUS2530 | May 27, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
Your Mood and the Water I like to go down to the water, any water, when I’m feeling stressed. So many of us do and it always seems to help. I’m so curious about why that should be. Can those drifting tides and ripples moving speedily along the water wash your cares...
by LDUS2530 | May 20, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
Listening to the Water Is the reverberating crash and boom of an ocean wave soothing to you? Some people would love to live by the ocean. One friend remarked that she had “the best night’s sleep ever” by the sea. To some, that incessant thud is just annoying. Some...
by LDUS2530 | May 13, 2013 | Breath of Salt Air
My friend Christina Daub, poet and professor of creative writing sent me this “whole little perfect poem”. I felt this small oil painting with its big insistent boom went with the words. Click here to view see it on my site...
