Jul 8, 2025
Media: oil on birch panel, shellac undercoat, unframed
Size: 6x6 in
Watching the tide come in means noticing how the rockweed along the shore starts an undulating dance in the rising water. Periwinkles and small crabs that waited beneath the wet umbrella of seaweed can again move about. The sharp scent of marine plants fills the air. What was a still heap of green and yellow is alive and moving, welcoming the cold seawater as it fills up and reflects the sky. It can be a meditation to sit and watch the repeating miracle of tide change the world in front of one. Add the whisper of pine needles in the breeze and the wheeling birds singing out above, and you have the perfect summary of summer. And the luxury of time to watch it, that is a gift as well. Watching the tide come in means noticing how the rockweed along the shore starts an undulating dance in the rising water. Periwinkles and small crabs that waited beneath the wet umbrella of seaweed can again move about. The sharp scent of marine plants fills the air. What was a still heap of green and yellow is alive and moving, welcoming the cold seawater as it fills up and reflects the sky. It can be a meditation to sit and watch the repeating miracle of tide change the world in front of one. Add the whisper of pine needles in the breeze and the wheeling birds singing out above, and you have the perfect summary of summer. And the luxury of time to watch it, that is a gift as well. |