I captured this family wading in the water near the Saugerties Lighthouse in the Hudson River area.
The wet sand had all these lines and showed movement and color that I just had to paint.
This piece measures 20"x24" (very large for me), considering I usually paint much smaller. I painted it in oil.
August 5 - 8, 2009 We stayed in Saugerties, NY in an 1930's brick B&B. We discovered this little cove where a lonely sailboat was anchored. We later found 
out the water was the Esopus Creek.
Jim read his book in a chair by the water as I painted this oil. I debated whether I should insert additional boats because it looked so alone. But, I decided that the loneliness of the view was what had inspired me to do the scene.
I captured this family wading in the water near the Saugerties Lighthouse in the Hudson River area.
