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Sep 22

Sep 22 An Evolving Life. Dune Magic.

An Evolving Life, Life Ramblings, Meryl Spiegel, Art Plus Conversation

Dune Magic

As we say goodbye to Summer this weekend, I find myself holding on. Energized by the chill in the air, I have been ironically drawn to the magic of the Dunes surrounding us here on the East End.

With my watercolors in hand, I’ve become enamored with their sumptuous display. First with Watch Hill on Fire Island displayed up top completed earlier this month. Then with Ponquogue below where I painted near the bridge this week.

Enveloped by the dunes for over 30 years, I wondered where this inspiration is suddenly coming from. Then I realized, Climate Change, of course. Acutely aware of the impending threat, that little by little these fortresses of sand are washing away, that these majestic locales could be underwater before we know it....

If you are equally concerned, there is a group called Drawdown—based on Paul Hawken's New York Times best seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming—that’s forming on the East End.

The next meeting is Monday, September 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.

Please click on the images below to enlarge.

An Evolving Life Series

2019 Posts

Get Away
A Sense of Entitlement
Love Matters
Holding On
LUMIERE
Think Spring
Becoming Fierce
Relief
Siesta
Elva’s Patio with Frog
Looking for the Light
Trapped
Sea Change
Laid Back
Searching
Footwork
Access
Gusto
Dune Magic (This one)

2018 Posts
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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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