Beach
communities and their architectural interaction with the ocean have
always interested me. So on some level it seeps into all of
my
work, especially the sky as
the day fades and a dazzling sunset overwhelms us with
a rich pallet
of colors. At sunset one can only stand back awed by the magnificence
of nature and the
boundleven
ass beauty of our water planet. But it is the ocean
itself, that provides me with a basic frame of reference. Yet
I
can only despair of ever
capturing e small part of its visual and physical energy. As this
oceanic storm energy explodes on shore as surf, these
breaking waves provide a recurring inspiration for artists
to
explore and surfers to challenge.
While irresistibly drawn
to breaking waves, I try to resist the standard
seascape as
such. Instead, in my work I try to graphically explore the dynamic
where oceanic phenomena and man-made structures interact.
Having traveled a good deal
in search of surf, I have had the opportunity to see
this natural interaction in many locales.
From California beach towns, to fishing villages and
coastal ports in Mexico and Central America, to remote islands
in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the similarities are
greater
than the differences.
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Newest one:
Blue Sunset 
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| Waves / Piers |
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Breaking waves (and
the piers that effect them),
with
or without surfers, are always an alluring subject for me.
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| Boats |
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I have done a number of paintings
of boats. .Thi s a small skiff they took to the surfbreaks near Gigante , a small fishing village in Nicaragua.
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| Buildings |
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Noteworthy buildings
that I have
found around my home town of Pacifica or in the course of my travels. |
| Sunsets |
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Sunsets
are
a tempting but difficult subject available
here on the western edge of the North Anerican continent. |
| Other stuff |
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Other stuff
also
interests me such as this old
water tower I saw on a recent train ride to Los Angeles.
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