Two white Adirondack chairs and a small table face calm turquoise water from a stone terrace, with leafy branches at left, a lone paddler offshore, and a distant sailboat.

Room for the Horizon

MG-0323

2024-03-19

About this piece

A pair of white Adirondack chairs anchors the foreground, facing a turquoise expanse where water and sky meet along a faint horizon. Sunlit foliage, crisp shadows, and the small silhouettes of a paddler and sailboat give this coastal scene its balance of intimacy and distance.

The story

I framed the two empty chairs as an invitation to look a little longer. Beyond them, a lone paddler occupied only a small part of the blue, while a sailboat marked the far edge of the view. The water held fragments of cloud, broken gently by ripples. I wanted to keep that space between the terrace and the horizon intact: somewhere the eye could wander without needing to arrive.

More from Tidal Light

View all →

Orange sunset over a rocky shore, with palms and waterfront buildings at left and waves breaking beneath dark clouds. — Where Stone Holds Light

A weathered tree extends over pale sand and turquoise sea beside a stone seawall under a clear blue sky. — Where Branches Meet Blue

Golden light illuminates a brick coastal fort beside gentle waves, a sandy beach, and a distant sailboat. — Where Brick Meets Tide

A brick walkway runs beside a coastal fort above turquoise water, with a sailboat and birds beneath a golden-blue sky. — Where Walls Meet Water

Sailboats and motorboats fill a sunny marina, their tall masts reflected in blue water beside waterfront buildings. — Where Masts Become Water

White surf bursts above jagged coastal rocks as turquoise water swirls beneath a blue, lightly clouded sky. — The Weight of Water