Dreaming of the Sea

Description of Art: Dreaming of the Sea stages a tranquil shoreline at dawn or dusk, where warm and cool tonal bands—rose, gold, and deep blue—melt into one another across sky and water. Coleman’s layered glazes and soft-edged foliage create depth without hard contours, letting the eye travel from reflective surf to distant horizon. Light functions as subject and structure: highlights skim the water’s surface while darker passages anchor the foreground, shaping a contemplative space that feels both remembered and newly seen.