Marine layer embraced Malibu this morning; making the early morning walk down Zuma and Broad Beach, a soft, foggy event. I love to walk the beach at all times of the year. The ocean provides me with solace, with inspiration, and I always feel happier and refreshed after a long walk beside it. Michael and I chose the early hours of Saturday for our walk - just before the throngs of beach lovers from the Valley arrived; seeking respite from the inland heat.
Broad Beach is a favorite walk - flavored with pristine ocean, lovely homes, and locals walking their dogs. Lots of lovely people and lovely dogs live in "the Bu". The wealthy and the ordinary, the wealthy and the extraordinary live side by side on Broad Beach. This morning I met no one in particular - but in past years, I've walked by Rita Perlman with her children, and Goldie Hawn with her dog; all enjoying the fresh air.
Broad Beach residences are diverse - ranging from simple Cape Cod style homes to beautiful Mediterranean mini-palaces to modern California architecture. The neighbors share a common cause: preserving the fronts of their property from the unrelenting great Pacific Ocean!
Over the past year, I've watched an amazing sand bag wall being constructed along the ocean front property. Teams of Mexican laborers are quite skilled in building the fortress. Once the sandbags are filled, they are stacked and then wrapped in a black semi-permeable cloth. Some take it a step further and add another layer of loosely-woven, heavy burlap. Most of the fortress has survived the more powerful swells of the Pacific. Some of it has been brutally torn apart and forsaken by the waves. Not all residents use the sandbag approach - some have trucked in huge, jagged boulders to deter the water....
So what's an artist to look for, to be inspired by, on this early morning venture? Enjoy my photos - perhaps one will inspire a pattern or painting for you.
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