Down to the sea

                                                                         

A new show opens May 28th at the Gallery Della-Piana called  "Down to the Sea. . ." I have three seascape oil paintings in the show, including the foggy sail painting below, and three graphic design pieces that I posted on this blog May 4th. Go see the show!

Sea Fever

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,

And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

                                   —By John Masefield (1878-1967)



photo, Dan Ryan