Beach 5

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Size:  17 H x 7 Diameter
Medium:  Acrylic on Paper over glass.
Dated: 2/17/2010

This is #5 in the continuation of abstract beach paintings begun in 1988.  Another sunny day at the beach in San Diego, California. Ocean sparkles, sand and sun.

Recently I found myself wondering why a painting should be framed and hung on a wall. So I decided to try something else and wrapped this painting around a glass vase as its support. In this way, one might say the glass IS the frame.  

Although it was not meant to be functional art, it could be, functioning as a vase, umbrella stand or?

Beach 5 is one of eight pieces I took to SDAI for the coming semi-annual C-Note Show.  
November 20, 2010, 5-8 PM  
Preview Only: November 19 and 20, 2010 10 am-4pm.  
C-Note runs: November 19 – December 5, 2010.  
Click here for more on the C-Note show.
San Diego Art Institute