A Freshening Breeze
2008
13" X 11"
Oil on Panel
SOLD
I couldn’t pass up this old porthole at Jane’s Antique shop in Menemsha last fall.
You can see that it is tiny and the verdigris suggests
that it is older than the teacup.
She said that her patrons like to use these old windows in outdoor showers.
I brought it home to the studio
and set it into a panel of old barn siding
so I could see what happens when the sun shines through it
and into the cup.
Outdoor showers are not exactly the same here in the Pennsylvania woodlands
as they are on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
But I can remember the feel of a gentle breeze coming in off the ocean…
and under a fluffy white towel.