Shared Waters

14" x 14" | Oil on Canvas

Some places feel familiar, until they remind us they are still wild.

Inspired by the Santa Cruz coastline at Steamer Lane, this painting reflects a place shaped by rhythm - waves, movement, and the steady pull of the Pacific. Known for its surfing and connection to the ocean, it’s a shoreline people return to, again and again.

And then, sometimes, there is a shift.
A glimpse of something just beyond expectation.

This piece speaks to the quiet understanding that we are not separate from these waters, but part of them. That the Monterey Bay holds more life than we often see, moving alongside us, unseen, until it chooses to surface.

A reflection on presence, coexistence, and the rare moments when the natural world reveals itself reminding us that these waters are shared.