"The Fish Are Biting" is number 11 of 25 Celebration Series original paintings, and though the original oil painting is sold, this painting is now available as an archival giclee, fine art print for $60. It's one of two inlet area Celebration Series paintings in print so far, the other being "Towering Sea" of a wave engulfing and crashing over the tower at the end of Indian River Inlet's south jetty.

I love the beaches near my home, for the family memories and for the sheer energy of the surf in all its moods. I absolutely loved capturing the wind blown surf on a sunny March day in this painting. I can almost imagine seeing rainbows in the spray coming off the waves as the sun dances on the distant pylons of Indian River Inlet Bridge and lights patches of sand in its path.

A variety of seashells are scattered across the wet sand in the foreground, and sunlit seagulls that are flying overhead have apparently spotted their next meal in the shallower water near the shore - a welcome sign for fishermen (and women) and enjoyable to watch and listen to for the rest of us.

During the beach season, and even in the off-season for those of us who prefer having the beach to ourselves, the beach on south side of Indian River Inlet is one of Delaware's most popular beaches.

I like walking it in all kinds of weather, enjoying the fresh salt air, the pounding surf, hearing the cries of gulls and looking for treasures at my feet.

Although the north side of the inlet is known worldwide as Coin Beach because of the 1700s British and Irish half-pennies that still wash ashore from the remnants of the wreck of The Faithful Steward, the inlet has changed position 10 times that are recorded, and I've found some of The Faithful Steward's cargo of British and Irish half-pennies on the south side. It's a huge thrill to hold in your hand a piece of history that was last touched by a human's hand more than 200 years ago.

My Celebration Series, is being created to commemorate every year since I opened my gallery. If you missed out on this one, and prefer originals over prints, consider signing up for my email notices at the bottom of this page, designating what you want to hear about. (We don't share email addresses, ever.)

When the series is concluded, I doubt I'll be painting this small again. These smaller oils take almost as much time as larger paintings! So they will be a rarity among my paintings.

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