Beach Bum

Original 22" X 32"

Limited edition of 170 giclee prints 16.5" x 24"

Plus a limited edition of 30 full sized giclee prints 22"x32"

While touring the shores along the coast of North Carolina near Beaufort, my wife and I found several places where cedar trees had been uprooted or toppled over by storms. The saltwater kills the vegetation quickly but the wood is almost preserved by it and the tree's skeleton can stay intact for many years. While we were there, my son-in-law tied a rubber raft to a wave runner and towed my wife and I out to this island. While walking around the island we happened across this incredible configuration in cedar with a great egret roosting in it. This was one of those rare instances when everything came together for me before I began drawing. The somewhat radial abstract design just jumped out at me and the egret was kind enough to model for over and hour.