Editor’s Note
From a sailboat on the high sea to the crash of water on rocks, the sea and shore are settings that offer painters an abundance of creative possibilities. For watercolor artists—who are so well acquainted with the power and flow of water—the attraction is perhaps a natural one. “ The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”—JACQUES COUSTEAU For this issue, we visited with several artists for whom the call of the sea is powerful. For artist Geoff Allen, it’s the docks and busy shipyards along the California coast that inspire his complex compositions (page 24). For Poppy Balsar, of Nova Scotia, it’s the beautiful shores along the Bay of Fundy that act as muse (page 34). “I enjoy simply watching water move—the waves coming…