When walking on the beach in California last March (before the C-word was more than a blip on the horizon), I was inspired by the many ways the little shorebirds have adapted to the ebb and flood. Some stand poised alone, and others move quickly with their clan– but all seem to be flexible to respond to the incoming or outgoing waves. Their resilience led me to reflect on how we respond to the challenges of the virus among us. Like the ebb and flood at the beach, the challenges of this time roll into the shore of our experience.
And so, I began to paint shorebirds– often from photographs taken in California, or at Dishoek, a beach in the Netherlands. One thing led to another.. but that is for another post (wave watching together).