Memories

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"Memories"
16" x 16", Oil on canvas and limited edition giclèes, $NA . New SOLD

10 Artist's Proofs, gicleèes, made with archival inks on archival canvas and painstakingly hand embellished by Ellen with the same oil paints she used to create the original painting. These are the closest you can get to the original oil on canvas. Signed and numbered AP 1/10 to AP 10/10
Image size: 16" x 16"	Price: $595

30 archival gicleèes on canvas the same size as the original, but not embellished. These, too, have the look of an original oil on canvas though without oil daubs. Signed and numbered 1/30 to 30/30.
Image size: 16" x 16"	Price: $395

100 archival giclees on Crane's textured watercolor paper, signed, numbered and embossed under Ellen's signature with her seal of authenticity.
Image size: 16" x 16" plus margins with embossed signature	Price: $220

This painting is about wet sand squishing between little toes, dancing waves, gentle breezes and pink clouds in the sky.

It's sand crabs disappearing under the sand and leaving tiny bubble trails,
seashells washing up at our feet, the smell of salt air, and children enjoying a walk
on the beach together.

Most of all it's about being in a beautiful moment. I love the colors and the peacefulness of this painting.

Memories was inspired by one of hundreds of photographs I took for a portrait of the two girls in the painting. They summer each year in the Bethany Beach area with their parents.

What made it not a candidate for their portrait ( you can't see their faces) made it perfect for my 2007 fundraising efforts for a very fine local cause, Justin's Beach House.

I like to paint sunny, happy paintings for this project. Justin's Beach House is all about creating happiness.

Born of the love of two parents for a son and the dreams he had for bringing happiness and healing to others, Justin's Beach House will be a vacation home where families touched by cancer can find a respite from worries and make wonderful memories with loved ones.

From the moment I watched the girls walking down the beach, I felt impelled to paint them that way. Happily, their mother gave me permission.

There's a sense of timelessness about this painting. It's a moment. Pristine. Beautiful. It won't pass this way again, but will always be held dear in memory. Mine. The girls. The

parents. Anyone who appreciates the beauty of the beach and two wet little swimmers taking a walk together along the shore.

It makes me wonder where their paths will take them. For now, still in their childhood, there's a game they like to play.

On special evenings, when the conditions are just right and the sun begins to lower, ribbons of pink light the sky and flicker across the ocean. The girls and their mother love to “follow the pink” reflected in the water. As the sky changes, the pink seems to go ahead of them and they keep following it until it disappears with the sunset.

In Memories , our young swimmers, fresh out of the water, have just started out on their favorite evening pastime.

My hope is many, many children and their parents will share moments like these when Justin's Beach House becomes a reality. Thank you for helping make this dream possible by purchasing Memories. May you have many more happy ones of your own.

Enjoy!