We landed in Managua, Nicaragua for vacation. Two families loaded into a big SUV, and set off for the coast to visit my sister and her 6'8" companion, "Big Roy." Ex-european pro basketball player turned surfing adventurer. Eventually we arrived in a spectacular place called Rancho Santana. In RS we rented a home on a hidden beach called Playa Los Perros. All of it was stunning.

While hiking, surfing, laughing and enjoying ourselves I managed to sneak away one morning to paint. I know. Tough life. I set up on the beach. I found pieces of a coconut, dried sea sponges and a big log to spread the paint. Before I was done there was burned charcoal, volcanic sand, and a little of the big wonderful Pacific all on a couple canvases. Spend some time in Nicaragua, you won't forget it.