Sketchbook Page

I’ve been very spotty about my “Breath of Salt Air” messages here. It has taken longer than expected to wind down and shift gears from the intensity of the summer season. As a working artist I need time and space to explore the internal and...

Speaking at the Parrish Museum

Hi Everyone! I’ll be one of the presenters at Pecha Kucha at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill this Friday evening at 6:00 pm. In less that 7 minutes I’ll describe what made me become an artist, and trace the trajectory of the paintings I’ve made...

“725” Group Art Show

The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum continues the tradition of the “725” Art Show and Sale in an exhibition curated by Michael A. Butler. “725” refers to the original telephone exchange that all Sag Harbor households had in the days before cell...

Painter Casey Chalem Anderson Pecha Kucha Hamptons NY

Source: Pecha Kucha Nights Hamptons | October 4, 2019 Painter Casey Chalem Anderson was featured at Pecha Kucha Hamptons NY in 2019 Painter Casey Chalem Anderson was featured at Pecha Kucha Hamptons NY in 2019. She paints the coastal setting of the Hamptons where the...

Cigar Box Art Auction

Next Saturday August 24th is the East End Hospice Cigar Box Auction, an impressive event where dozens of renowned artists donate a work of art made from a wooden cigar box. It is fascinating to view the wide range of artworks and an opportunity to purchase an original...

Blue Twilight

When viewing a screen image you can never fully realize the quality and subtlety of the pigments in an oil painting. There is so much more color sensation and wonder about how the paint functions when observing it in real life. This is what makes an original painting...

Balsam Farms Flower Field

This spot is one of the most glorious on the East End. The first time I saw this explosion of color stretching out as far as the eye can see I was stunned. I could not believe such a place was right here on Amagansett, NY.  The entire farm was donated by Deborah Ann...

Perfect Match

When the right painting finds the perfect space, the entire room takes on a magical quality. It’s not something that you intellectualize or deliberate about. It is obvious when it happens. When the right combination occurs there is a vivid emotional reaction....

Color First

  I’m beginning to understand and clarify why after painting traditionally for so long, I’m now motivated to paint abstractly. In abstraction, I find the opportunity to boil down all the elements I really care about in painting. It  always starts with...

Painting The Town

Source: Beach | June 12, 2019 Meet four painters making art inspired by the Hamptons See the full...