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The Sea Beside Us

Artist Statement

NH Art Association

June 2021

 

The beauty of the sea  breathes its briny and wild salt water into our beings, asking nothing in return.  I wonder, is it possible to live without the sea?

 

This body of work is about not only the beauty of the ocean, but also the feelings that arise in us when the sea is near.  The scents and sounds...the visual beauty almost too big to absorb.  The taste of the salt on our skin, the feel of the sand and rocks under our bare feet; the cliffs and fields of flowers that lead us to the water’s edge.  All humble and familiar yet at the same exact time thrilling, magical, stunning.

 

The sea, like the stars, live within every cell of our bodies. It lives in our hearts and minds, and reassures us with every breaking wave, that we’ve been here before and we’ll be OK...over and over again.

 

This collection of art is inspired by the good fortune I’ve had to live near the sea.

 

 I am hopeful  the images evoke a certain kind of memory or feeling you had as you came upon a hidden cove, a steep cliff, a field of wildflowers or a smooth and pebbled beach, beside the magnificent sea.

 

 

Maryclare J Heffernan

Candia NH

June, 2021

 

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Postscript ~ 
Having the privilege to live near the sea embeds an indelible imprint on my heart and in my soul. I imagine it's as precious as living near the clouds and stars, or perhaps the vast fields of swaying grains in the midwest or the startling vastness of the Grand Canyon, the majestic peaks of the Rocky Mountains.   

 

The seas command the remarkable natural beauty and wonder of this planet we inhabit. Yet this home of ours requires our vigilance, care, protection now and forever . It demands our full attention and love for specific, measurable  plans to return the oceans natural resources to health. For we humans will be nothing without this precious earth, sea, sky. It is the one and only planet we collectively share and love. 

 

While creating my new art show "The Sea Beside Us" I thought constantly of the pure power, beauty and life source of the ocean. And also of  the pollution, damage and waste we humans send to our living seas everyday. Our oceans are beautiful to behold but they are more than that...they are truly a lifeline strung from the stars, to the moon, the clouds, the fields of wild flowers, mountains and canyons to the brackish, dynamic living sea below. We are all a precious one.  

 

 

 

 

 

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