Tuesday, August 30, 2011

RISING SUN



RISING SUN
Nancy Herman
6" x 8"
oil on canvas board

The best time to swim in the ocean is in the very early morning when the sun is just rising out of the water.  It feels as if you are swimming in liquid sunshine. What a way to start the day!

$125.00

SOLD






Monday, August 29, 2011

AFTER THE STORM


AFTER THE STORM
Nancy Herman
8" x 6"
oil on canvas


ocean city vacation 2011:

It really is an ecstatic experience to walk on the beach in the very early morning and watch the sun come up.  So much untouched space with nothing but the birds and the sea creatures and that great rolling ocean.  It reminds me of this stanza from Byron's poem, memorized in high school.

Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean – roll!
Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain;
Man marks the earth with ruin – his control
Stops with the shore; -- upon the watery plain
The wrecks are all thy deed, not does remain
A shadow of man’s ravage, save his own,
When for a moment, like a drop of rain,
He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan,
Without a grave, unknell’d, uncoffin’d, and unknown.


SOLD
$125.00



Monday, August 22, 2011

ONE WAY


ONE WAY
Nancy Herman
oil on canvas board
8" x 6"

This painting is from a photo taken by Luke Herrine.  I was drawn to it because of the contrast between the three light sources.  The traffic lights, the sky and the very small moon.






Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Sungolds


SUNGOLDS
Nancy Herman
8" x 6"
oil on canvas

The sweetest tomato you'll ever have, the Sungold, not only tastes delicious but, as they ripen on the vine, look like jewels, selected for their carefully modulated color.

SOLD







Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sunset at the Beach House


SUNSET AT THE BEACH HOUSE
Nancy Herman
8" x 6"
oil on canvas

Stroll down the boardwalk in the last painting at dusk and turn to your right and this light display is yours.  One of the great joys of any seaside retreat is the big open sky.




Monday, August 1, 2011

BEACH HOUSE


BEACH HOUSE
Nancy Herman
8" x 6"
oil on canvas board

A short walk down some wooden boards to a quiet bay with nothing but sailboats in the distance.  A dip in the shallow sea before breakfast in the flickering morning sun and a  swim from the beach accross the street on the other side of the island in the sunset...ah summer in this very quiet part of East Hampton, what could be more idylic?