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Why Climate Change Art Matters: When “Half-Measures” Aren't Enough
"Traditional plein air painting celebrates nature's beauty, but what happens when that beauty is under threat? Over years of regular observation, you develop instinctive awareness of environmental rhythms. This intimate knowledge becomes the foundation for authentic environmental art that captures both beauty and loss. With that thought you change how you paint, to reflect the emotional experience.
Painting Memory, Fire, and Ocean
“To Say the Storm” is an abstract seascape shaped by memory, fire, and change. It captures what the Pacific feels like after wildfire smoke, runoff, and the loss of my longtime art studio in Pacific Palisades. The painting is all built with thick oil of the ocean and sky.
Finding Meaning in Abstract Landscape Art
Approach abstract landscapes the way you’d savor “Another Year Gone By”. step back, let the visuals breathe, and allow the paint’s nuances to swirl around your senses. The heart of this painting offers a textural “tsunami” of natural energy, proving that it’s not just about depicting a hill—it’s about how lines and colors come together to truly speak to us.