It's official, summer has arrived, and so have some beach-goers. The bar ristorantes are open, umbrellas unfurled and sunshine abounds. The family is sprawled out on snappy green and orange beach chairs, which make a nice complement to the unspeakably beautiful color of the sea. I will try to paint it in words: emerald creme de menthe tending toward teal at the horizon line, and becoming paler--pistachio perhaps?--as it nears the gently breaking waves. Highlights of chartreuse and ochre sand. Blue-green shadows cast by umbrellas, whose fringes dance in the gentle wind and mesmerize these tired eyes. Camera frustration. The color of the sea is not even remotely represented accurately. I snap many photos, as if taking more might force it to capture one true one.
The painting: Alyssia has a lot of company, but she is pictured here, digging happily in her own world.
6/2/14
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