Susan Jean Diehl
Islands in the Sand
Oil on Oil Paper
6" x 8"

This was just fun to paint. Bright colors on the muted sand. The towels provide relief from the heat of the ground and act like a boundary set out to designate and secure a spot for you and your people to gather in the landscape, a place to regroup after a dip or get a drink when the sun has made you thirst. The sound of the waves, seagulls, the smell of salt air, all mingled with the smell of turpentine. An elixir for the painter on the beach.