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sandrine HerMand-griseL
Sea Sketches
“Since I I was was was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a little girl my my parents insisted that my my brother and and I I accompany them almost every weekend to to see an an an an an exhibition a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a museum or or an an an an an historic
house What was was excruciating at at at at first first slowly became a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a real pleasure and and it it was was love at at at at first first sight when I I discovered ‘Wanderer above the the Sea of Fog’ by Caspar David Friedrich In the the the foreground a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a young man stands upon a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a rocky precipice with his back to the the the the the the viewer He overlooks a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a landscape covered in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a thick sea of of fog I I was overwhelmed by the the the the the the beauty of of nature the the the the the the subtle colors the the the the the the calm and and yet the the the the the the movement that came from the the wind I I I I perceived the the character as content and and and in fin harmony with nature and and and I I I I wondered if one day I I I I would find my perfect place and and and and many years later I I I I did On the the the west coast of of Florida lies Anna Maria a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a quaint barrier island nestled fin in in the the the the Gulf of of Mexico The water is is is is is warm and and and and and turquoise the the the the the sand sand is is is is is white Well preserved the the the the the birds and and and and and turtles come here to to to nest while the the the the the respectful tourists lie on the the the the the sand sand every night to to to witness the the incredible sunsets Time is suspended With the romantic painters Turner and Friedrich in in in mind I I captured a a a a a a a a a a glimpse of Anna Maria its its its its light its its its its beaches its its its its movement its its its its unleashed elements I I hope you you will immerse yourself in in in my my Sea Sketches
‘paintings’ and and escape with me me me me even for the the length of of a a a a a a a a a a a sigh from the the harsh realities of of life and and share my my happy place ”
Hermand-Grisel has has exhibited widely both nationally nationally and and internationally Her Her work has has been featured in in in select publications such as: The Eye of Photography Reponses Photo Photo (France) (France) ELLE Magazine (France) (France) Mydailyphotograph (USA) (USA) Lenscratch (USA) (USA) and and many others In 2013 she created the the acclaimed website All About Photo and and now spends most of her her time discovering new talents while still working on on personal projects Her work work has been previously published in in in The Woven Tale Press 33