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Water in all its many places and moods—trickling stream to lake to ocean—has been a challenge and a pleasure to render. One of the most mutable substances for an artist to study, it can reflect any color and take any shape. It can be the subject of a work or a simple background effect. I haven't managed to render nearly as many waterscapes as I would like, but have attempted to portray a wide range of its possibilities. Atlantic Sunrise MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 23" x 17"; 1994, Sold I saw the ocean for the first time when I was 30, and was completely overwhelmed with all the sights and sounds of the area. This scene is the beach on Assateague Island, VA, on a foggy September morning. At first, I could only hear the waves and not see them, the the sun rose high enough above the fog to light the scene in rich gold. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.     Serenity MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 16" x 6"; 1999, $200.00 matted and framed This sailboat drifted lazily for hours on the calm waters of Lake Arthur in Western Pennsylvania. As the August afternoon tended toward evening, the sky began to grow pink and the shadows darkened and lengthened, and the serene moment seemed to last for hours. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.   Change of Season MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 11" x 18"; 1994, Sold Also on the beach at Assateague Island, the weather suddenly changed from a hot, sultry late September afternoon to a brisk autumn evening with the approach of a storm. The storm's approach was almost frightening, as if someone was throwing a blanket over the ocean and land and suddenly the wind changed, the waves surged, and all the colors changed. I tried to capture the moment of change, with the upper sky still blue with puffy clouds moving down past the incoming cloud and the beach, now in browns in the sudden darkness. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.       Evening Dock MEDIUM: Watercolor; IMAGE SIZE: 24" x 12"; 1994, $550.00 matted and framed That stillness, that odd pink light of a sultry evening on the bay. The beachhouses along the dock looked so puny and unprotected under that huge sky and the reflected bay all around them. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.   Silent Lake MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 10" x 7"; 1999, $250.00 matted and framed The sunset struggled through a broken cloud cover for about an hour and a half, providing an ever-changing light show as it changed color and sent rays of light down to the lake in random patterns. The lake, so still and quiet and dark, had such presence, and seemed like a solid land mass instead of a fluid body. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.   Kawai Waves MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 27" x 9"; 1995, Sold I didn't make it to Hawaii, but my niece did, and brought back a package of pictures for me. I could nearly hear the waves crashing in the photograph, and even though I had never been there, tried my best to capture the fading light and the movement of the water. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.   The Incessance of Waves MEDIUM: Pastel; IMAGE SIZE: 7" x 10"; 1999, $300.00 matted and framed Another work from North East, PA, the color of the lake on that rainy morning and the constant movement back and forth as it crashed against the rocks, then folded back on itself kept me mesmerized for quite a while. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.         Evening on the Beach MEDIUM: Watercolor; IMAGE SIZE: 4" x 6"; 2000, $100.00 matted and framed Another work inspired by the beack at Assateague Island, I wanted to capture the changing sunlight on that late summer evening. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.       In for the Evening MEDIUM: Ink with watercolor wash; IMAGE SIZE: 10" x 12"; 1993, Sold Those fishing boats are pretty complicated pieces of equipment, and all the lines and wires silhouetted against the evening sky just spoke of a pen and ink drawing. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.             Waves I MEDIUM: Watercolor wash; IMAGE SIZE: 5.5" x 3.5"; 2000, $100.00 matted and framed Of course, I could sit and watch the ocean waves for hours. And of course I have a few rolls of film of just waves. Trying to capture that perfect moment, and keep a little work simple were a real challenge. These two works render slightly different waves in slightly different styles. Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.   Waves 2 MEDIUM: Watercolor wash; IMAGE SIZE: 6" x 4"; 2000, $100.00 matted and framed Click here or on the artwork for an enlarged view of the image.

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