Thursday, June 14, 2018

Chasing Horizons

This 16x20 oil painting is meant to capture the power of the open sea. From my experience of being caught on the water when a storm suddenly blew in, created memories that will never be forgotten. The unforgiving force of wind and wave whipped my boat as if it were a toy. And it howled with the shrill of a banshee. My heart pounded and my mouth tasted dread. I was drenched with hopeless by the rain. Nothing, I believe, puts you in contact with the force of Nature more than being on an open boat. Even on a calm day, when the sun shines and the water is flat and serene, the understanding that danger sits just below the hull adds a tinge of excitement and thrill to the moment. 

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