David Ligare

Early sand drawings by David Ligare will be briefly on display in Seaside – act quickly to see them by appointment until June 30. While living in Big Sur, Ligare began this series of works – so different from the realistic oil paintings he is now known for – based on the opposing principles of abstraction and representation. To make these, he visited the beach below his home and drew with his fingers and hands in the wet sand. Once the sand drawing was completed, he photographed it. The tide would eventually erase the transitory work but the camera made a clear record with the late afternoon light raking across the ridges of sand. It was from these photographs that the final works were then created. The title of this pop-up show is Sand Drawings 1973-1977. The gallery is at 615 Broadway Ave., Seaside. Contact (831) 402-2902 or delmesa98@gmail.com to schedule a time to see the exhibit.