THE PRINTS
Notes from the artist's husband . . .
Of all the prints in Cheri's collection this is the one that most clearly expresses her heart. Our love started on the water and has been nurtured and inspired by more than three decades together exploring the oceans, lakes and streams of our world, both on top, in and under the water. As directors of Marine Educational Services, Cheri and I have tried to share this love of the water and the creatures who call it home with students from all over the world.
Whether by sail, motor, fins or scuba, there is no experience with the ocean Cheri doesn't relish (well, maybe hurricanes!) But as we have gotten older, and the scuba tanks have gotten heavier, her favorite thing in this world to do is walk the beaches of Don Pedro Island, a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico, at low tide. What the sea has to offer during these walks can be poor or rich, but the joy is in the interface between sand and sea. We would all love to find that five inch long Megalodon fossil tooth in the surf; but if we don't, catching the green flash as the sun sets into the Gulf is ample compensation.
Created in pen and ink using the stippling and pointillism techniques. Look closely--the entire piece is made of thousands of individual dots each work usually takes a minimum of twenty hours to complete.