New Day Dawning

“The night is far gone, the day is at hand” ~ Romans 13:12

The Romance of the Sea. It’s much more than the tile of my new painting collection; it also has a deeply personal meaning. You see, fifteen years ago this May, Nanette and I honeymooned in a wonderfully romantic little cottage on the Pacific coast. There’s never been an inspirational “new day” experience in my life to compare with my marriage to my lovely wife.

During our sojourn by the sea it struck me that the vast ocean is an evocative symbol of all that I hoped my marriage, and indeed my life, could be. Ever-changing, yet at the deepest level constant, marriage should be a challenge and a consolation, a source of strength and a well-spring of personal renewal. Our marriage has been all that and more. Together we have grown and become accustomed to each other in a way that is fulfilling and comforting, yet like the sea in A New Day Dawning, is excitingly ever changing.

A New Day Dawning is the first in my Romance of the Sea Collection, which celebrates the many exciting “new days” that keep each of our lives vibrant and exciting – whether we are young or old, married or single. The distant ship voyaging out to sea brings to mind the wondrous adventure that each new day brings, and the dawn light that breaks over the surging sea recalls Paul’s thrilling affirmation in Romans 13:12.