Washed Ashore Toddler T-Shirt

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The beach is a place where nothing stays the same for long. With every tide that goes in or out, treasures are deposited on the sand, or taken far out into the surf.

That’s what makes beachcombing so delightful. One afternoon, one may find nothing – “Everyone’s already been here before me, and taken the good stuff” – but only hours later one can find something that no beachcomber has seen before, because it wasn’t there before. It only just arrived.

The artwork, Washed Ashore, celebrates this sense of discovery and surprise, inviting the viewer into an enclave of the beach, next to a grand, imposing rock. (That one won’t be moving anywhere anytime soon.)

A tangled cluster of kelp nests in the sand, intertwined like knotted yarn. Of course, the first temptation of any child of any age is to stomp on the kelp’s bulbous end and hear it pop. And then, one can grab an end of the giant seaweed and run with it through the sand, leaving a line of tracks....

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.