This painting was inspired by a day at the beach, many years ago, in Cádiz, Spain.
During these days of frigid cold and people fearfully wearing masks everywhere (by mandate, I would add, at least where I live), it almost seems like a fantasy dream-world to reflect back upon. The warm shining sun, the healing sand and ocean waters, an open-air market with strong sensory aromas a few blocks from the beach, kids playing free. But it was real, and I am certain is very real nowadays as well, in many places around the world.
