Sea Vase
The female figure has been the archetype for grace in form. Sitting on south Florida beaches, one does not often find a female that inspires grace in paintings. I’m not being harsh on the women at the beach: I’m delighted Continue Reading …
Self-Portrait Ma’am.
It’s very hard to see yourself. In fact, it’s impossible. You cannot see yourself anymore than I can see myself. It is the nature of our human eyes fixed inside our skulls that do not pivot or maneuver outside our Continue Reading …
See Seaweed Chi
Although this piece is about how the eye travels through a painting, my chin was on the ground. The beach surf wasn’t especially dramatic on this day. Gentle, regular low surf broke on the sand. The seaweed laced the edges Continue Reading …
Children are Sand Gods
Children are natural engineers of sand. That little boy might as well be wearing a hard hat for the effort of sand movement he’s about to dig into. His older sister has already figured out that hydraulics help the formation Continue Reading …
A Rough Perspective
Rough surf day at the beach. This was a rough painting to accomplish. I’d say it isn’t what I intended but I worked it to where it was as done as it was going to get. More work on it Continue Reading …
Lake of Fire
Florida landscapes are deceptively simple and gentle. That comes from the razing of the land for the purpose of development. The real energy, the substrata of energies, is a rumbling turmoil. Ever since I landed in Florida in 1987, the Continue Reading …
Beach By Sun
The Sun was at high noon. Right above my head, it radiated out light so bright I couldn’t look at it. But I could squint and see the rays pouring out. My original piece started with just a round partial Continue Reading …
Sleeping Man
The assisted living facility lunchtime gathering can seem like a long wait. One man took a nap. Sleeping before his lunch was very comfortable on the large sofa. Attendants were in the main hall making sure their oldies were still Continue Reading …
Beach Morning
Tuesday morning on the beach at about 11 am. Before I hit the hot sands, I pulled out my pastels along the boardwalk path that opens up on the beach from the coastal forest. It’s one of those views that Continue Reading …
Mailbox and Flag
Old Floresta is a historic neighborhood which reflects good taste in landscaping, houses that don’t shout money, and is welcoming to artists. Sitting across one home with enough space for the owners to move their cars without running over Continue Reading …