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There are all kinds of beaches – from tropical ones with sand as white and fine as processed sugar to ones covered with boulders so grand that you feel as if you are rock climbing just to get across them.

And then there are the ones with a little bit of everything: fine sand interspersed with rocks, the perfect place to explore tide pools as well as contemplatively stroll.

This is the beach in the artwork, Coastal Wilderness. Tucked in an enclave along the Oregon Coast in the western U.S., the beach is a place of discovery – not only of the ocean, which is a pretty difficult thing to miss on the Oregon Coast, but sea treasures hidden amongst the rocks, driftwood, and the dense grove of trees and bushes that cling tenaciously to the hills and cliffs.

This is one of those hidden spots, a small beach that doesn’t have a prominent sign on the highway announcing its existence, and for that reason, is all the more worth looking for and finding – simply because a...

I am a fine art painter who creates representational images celebrating light, life, and color. A commercial illustrator for more than 20 years, I have been painting for most of my life, and in the last 18 years have focused exclusively on fine art. I celebrate images that invite the viewer to step into the artwork and experience a sense of joy, peace, freedom, encouragement, meditation, and thought. There's a lot of angry art out there, as well as a lot of shallow pop. I choose to use the abilities and experience I have to promote beauty and goodness.