31 Friday Jul 2020
Posted in Art, Beach, Florida, Gift Ideas, Spirituality
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beach decor, beach house decorating, beach prints, beach themed art, desiderata, desiderata poem, life lessons, life's a beach, nautical, nautilus, nautilus shell, The Desiderata poem
I’ve combined the classic Desiderata poem with my warm and pink nautilus shell. Beach fun with words of wisdom!
11 Wednesday Mar 2020
Posted in Beach, Gift Ideas, Spirituality, Uncategorized
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beach, beach art, beach decor, beach life, beachy, inspiration, nature, nautical, nautilus, nautilus shell, red and blue, science, sharon cummings
It’s ok to be a little nautilus. 😉 Bright red and blue are featured in this colorful sea shell art.
04 Tuesday Feb 2020
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aquariums, art, beaches, coastal living, fish, florida, nautical, ocean, octopus, scuba, sea life, seahorse, tropical fish
I’ve been working on a new series inspired by my love of the ocean and the beach. I’ve incorporated my popular mandala art to create something entirely new and refreshing. Jump in!
06 Friday Mar 2015
Posted in Beach
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art, beach, beach art, beach combers, beach house, beach theme, coastal living, elegant art, florida, nautical, nautilus, nautilus shell, tropical decor
Nature’s Perfection 2 – Beach Decor
Red Nautilus Shell Art
Sharon Cummings
Mixed Media
Yesterday someone asked me if I could present my Nautilus Shell landscape rather than portrait. It required me to move my signature so that it would be in the right place for hanging. It’s funny because I have been looking at this shell for years in a vertical position. She is delighted and made a purchase right away. But it still looks odd to me. My brain wants to move it back to it’s original position. They say “change” is good, so I will just adjust to this new perspective…
11 Thursday Sep 2014
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animal, animals, aquarium, art, beach, beach house, beachy, blue, bright, coastal, coastal decor, coastal living, coastline, color, colorful, colorful animal art, Colorful Art, colors, cottage, cute fish, decor, fish, fun, happy, hippocampus, horse, kids, marine life, nautical, nursery, ocean, oceanic, primary, primary colors, red, scuba, sea, sea horse, seahorse, seahorses, snorkeling, summer, summer vacation, surf, sweet, swimming, tropical, tropical decor, tropical fish, underwater, waves
“Colorful Seahorse”
Mixed Media Art
Sharon Cummings
2014
I know today is all about 911 and that most people will be talking about that horrific event in American History. It is burned into my memory mainly because I had a little girl in kindergarten at the time and I can recall vividly rushing to her school with all of the other panicked moms. Hugging my Muslim friends who had removed their Hijabs out of fear of attack. It was indeed awful. Explaining that to a child was beyond comprehension.
So today I take you back to my kindergarten year and good memories that I hope will make you smile on this day. I grew up the first half of my childhood on Siesta Key, FL. We did not have an ocean view as we were not wealthy, but a very modest home on one of the side streets. Right next door was a fish market that would smoke mullet all day. When bored, I would wander over there and if I smiled cutely, they’d give me a sample of their fish. It was so yummy. But what I remember most is that they had this vertical fish tank in the corner of their store. It was filled with tropical fish and mainly seahorses. I was so intrigued by how they swam with such small fins. I would watch them for hours. One day I noticed one of the very “fat” seahorses was making jerking motions and much to my delight he was having babies!! I squealed with so much joy that all of the customers rushed over to look in the tank with me.
I remember the proprietor asking me if I wanted a little tank of my own with some of their seahorses to care for. I did, but then I thought about it and decided i didn’t. It was much more satisfying to sit and watch the fish over there and besides, I wouldn’t get free seafood goodies at home. 😉
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02 Friday May 2014
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art, beaches, black, boating, bradenton, canvas, classy, clouds, coast, coastal living, contemporary, dramatic, fishing, florida, gray clouds, hurricane, hurricanes, keys, landscape, lido, maritime, meteorology, modern, naples, nautical, ocean, ocean living, oceanscape, photograph, photography, prints, sailor, sailors, sarasota, sea, seascape, sharon cummings, siesta key, skies, sky, sleek, sophisticated, steel gray, storm, storm clouds, stormy, stormy skies, stormy weather, summer, summer rains, tropical, tropical storm, vacation, visual, weather, white
So it begins…
With a boom.
A flash.
A downpour.
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06 Thursday Feb 2014
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asia, australia, big, blue, buy map, buy maps, buy maps online, buy prints, buy world map, buy world maps, continents, countries, decor, decorating, decorative, earth, earthy, elegant, europe, fancy, gift, high end, huge, map, map of the world, maps, nautical, north america, oceans, of, prints, purchase map, purchase maps, sharon cummings, sophisticated, south america, the, theme, travel, traveler, traveler's gift ideas, traveling, unique, vivid, world, world map, world maps, world travel, yellow, yellow and blue
I get asked that question often. A lot of people I know love to travel. My In-Laws just got back from Africa recently. A good friend had an adventure in Cuba last month. My husband lived in Indonesia for a few years. And the list goes on. I like the “idea” of traveling more than the actual experience. I love to “see” the world and wish there was a way to beam myself to various locals just long enough to take it in. Bypassing the long flights, nasty airports, restrooms….sleeping in strange place. Odd food. I am not exactly a homebody though. I’ve been to a few places as far away as Hawaii which is pretty far considering I live in Florida. And I have been to many cities all over the United States, but I have never been to another country. I’ve got plans….. I know it isn’t too far, but Canada is the first place I want to visit off of U.S. soil. Where have you been? And where do you want to go?
Pick your spot on one of my colorful maps….
27 Tuesday Aug 2013
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art, b&w, beach, beautiful, bird, birds, black, black and white, cloud, clouds, coast, coastal, coastline, dark clouds, dark sky, drama, dramatic, fl, florida, fly, flying, gray, grayish, grey, high contrast, landscape, lido beach, lido key, lido resort, maritime, minimalist, mother nature, nature, nautical, ocean, oceanscape, ominous, paintings, photographs, photography, prints, sarasota, sea, seascape, sharon cummings, simple, sky, skyline, storm, storm clouds, stormy, stormy weather, waves, weather, white
I recently had an opportunity to stay on the 10th floor at the Lido Key Resort in Sarasota, Florida. The view was spectacular! Each evening we liked to sit on the balcony and watch the sea and sky with our dinner. One night it got really dark and the sky became an ominous blue gray. The sea looked black and spooky. Out of nowhere this lone bird came into view just as I was snapping a photo. We went inside, but he had “No Fear”…
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21 Sunday Jul 2013
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art, beaches, boating, bradenton, canvas, clouds, coast, coastal living, dramatic, fishing, florida, gray clouds, hurricane, hurricanes, keys, landscape, lido, maritime, meteorology, naples, nautical, ocean, ocean living, oceanscape, photograph, photography, prints, sailor, sailors, sarasota, sea, seascape, sharon cummings, siesta key, skies, sky, storm, storm clouds, stormy, stormy skies, stormy weather, summer, tropical, tropical storm, vacation, visual, weather
It’s that time a year again in Florida….hurricane season! We start logging into NOAA daily to see what is forming off of the coast of Africa. We listen to the news a little more closely and when the warning is issued we stock up on canned goods, water and batteries. I’ve lived in this beautiful state my entire life and I have survived many nasty storms including major hurricanes. These things are quite humbling….you realize just how powerful Mother Nature really is. But I would not live anywhere else…..I just keep an eye on the sky….
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