Pointe Matira, la plage Painting

I was on the island of Bora Bora installing an art exhibition, and I went to the tip of the Pointe Matira, a skinny peninsula of white sand projecting out into the turquoise lagoon of Bora Bora. There were people busy kite surfing and lots of activities going on, but here was this little girl splashing happily in a little crescent of water where a great iron wood tree had fallen down and left skeletal roots to be burnished by the wind. I loved the challenge of painting the transparency of the water, and the light playing on the surface, and catching those little lapping waves of jade and turquoise on the edge of the beach. The dog came and stood guard and it was picture perfect!