It seems like one coast or another has always been a part of my life.  Growing up in Florida, I spent a lot of Saturdays collecting seashells with my mom on white sand beaches.  Then five years ago, Mr. F and I crossed the country and I was introduced to the Pacific Ocean and the beaches of the Northwest.

I carry both with me and both coasts have inspired this new series, Venters.  The title of the series, Venters, is the word for what the wind or tide drives in from the ocean upon a wave.

I love the way the light bounces off the waves, how the sand glistens in the afterglow of each kiss of the waves upon the shore.

And at the breaking and closing of the day, the coastal waters light up like the sea glass jewels they wash upon the sand.  At those times, it seems that the ocean quiets and the earth revolves a bit more slowly.  It is that feeling that I hope the Venters paintings capture.

All images by me.