During the warm season in Maine I often paint the
views that I see from our boat while at anchor. It's a
fun and interesting challenge to paint on a boat. All the
changes in wind direction, wave action and big ship's wakes
can toss everyone and everything around. It forces me to let
go and move with the rocking when I'd rather sit still.
I observe the changing patterns in the sea and sky. I am
often surprised by just how absolutely wild and exuberant the
clouds are. The land and sea shift their moods
dramatically in complex patterns of light, tide and season.
The renderings that I do "plein mer" are an organic departure
from my more experimental and introverted studio work. I think
that participating in nature plays an important role in
deepening my experience of the physical world that we live
in. The "inner" and "outer" landscapes are in dialogue
and support each other in invisible ways. Nature's
fleeting moment gives a glimpse of the soul's eternal world.
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