Liquid Light

Standing here under the Venice Fishing Pier in Florida is one of my favorite places to take photos. I love looking out into infinity and hearing the... more

by Liesl Walsh

Title

Liquid Light

Artist

Liesl Walsh

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photograph

Description

Standing here under the Venice Fishing Pier in Florida is one of my favorite places to take photos. I love looking out into infinity and hearing the waves as they come in, feeling the sand in-between my toes, the salty sea breeze blowing through my hair. I watch each moment of light change as the sun drops below the horizon. It is an endless display of beauty mixing liquid and light, and a reminder that no matter how my day went, it can always end beautifully. This is my happy place right here on the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida.

I found some poetry which describes the feeling of being here:

"It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream." ~ Bern Williams

"Sunset is the opening music of the night." ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

"Let the sea breeze blow your hair, let the sunset bring tranquility to your heart, let the distant places you travel allow you to explore yourself." ~ Somya Kedia

"A sunset is the sun's fiery kiss to the night." ~Crystal Woods

"Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Never go too long without watching a sunset." ~ Atticus

A beautiful poem by William Stanley Braithwaite:
"Out of the Sunset's Red":

"Out of the sunset's red
Into the blushing sea,
The winds of day drop dead
And dreams come home to me. -
The sea is still, - and apart
Is a stillness in my heart.
The night comes up the beach,
The dark steals over all,
Though silence has no speech
I hear the sea-dreams call
To my heart; - and in reply
It answers with a sigh."

The fishing pier in Venice, Florida is a great place to watch the sunset at the end of the day. The pier extends 700 feet out into the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and is very tall. It is located in Brohard Park at the southern end of the island of Venice. There is a restaurant called Sharky's on the end of the pier. Caspersen Beach is just down the road where fossilized sharks teeth can be found. This is one of the most popular landmarks in Venice.

I also have a vertical version of this photo.

SOLD:
10 x 6.5 Matted and Framed Luster Photo Paper print to buyer in Laguna Niguel, CA on 9-16-2022. Thank you!
12 x 7.5 Glossy Canvas Print to buyer in Cincinnati, Ohio on 9-19-2022. Thank you!
License to use high res digital image for print marketing to Premier Sotheby's International Realty in Venice, FL on 9-20-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in Sturbridge, MA on 11-17-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in Venice, FL on 11-20-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in Venice, FL on 11-21-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in Sarasota, FL on 11-21-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in West Lafayette, IN on 11-21-2022. Thank you!
2 20 x 16 Canvas prints to buyer in McEwen, TN on 11-22-2022. Thank you!
20 x 16 Canvas print to buyer in Holland, MI on 12-2-2022. Thank you!
48 x 30 Glossy Canvas print to buyer in Venice, FL on 12-23-2022. Thank you!
48 x 30 Framed Luster Photo print to buyer in Lewes, DE on 2-15-2023. Thank you!
500 piece jigsaw puzzle to buyer in Englewood, FL on 6-24-2023. Thank you!
36 x 24 Canvas print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 10-23-2023. Thank you!
30 x 20 Matted Framed print to buyer in Upper Arlington, OH on 12-9-2023. Thank you!

Contest Wins:
Winner of 2022 FAA Billboard contest 9-15-2022. 111 votes placing #86 out of 17,456 images submitted and 6652 artists worldwide, juried as top 20 winner. Image will be hung on a billboard in Clearwater, Florida November 2022. Thank you very much! :-) This is my second billboard contest win, 2 years in a row!

It will be on US 19 in Clearwater/Largo facing north just south of the intersection of Belleair Rd. So if you are traveling from the Clearwater airport going southbound on US 19 towards Venice the billboard will be on the right side of the road right after you pass Tasca Buick GMC Clearwater. The billboard stands near A&N Italian Deli, and the address is 17956 US Hwy 19N, Clearwater, FL 33764.

Second place win in Tranquility Below Piers contest on 6-15-2023.

Featured in the following FAA Groups:
A Woman's Touch 8-14-2022
Showcasing the South 8-14-2022
Water Forms 8-14-2022
Reflections Rainbows 8-14-2022
Fine Art America Professionals 8-15-2022
Fine Art Exploration Photography 8-15-2022
Scenes From a Beach 8-15-2022
Ocean - Photography Only 8-15-2022
Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors 8-16-2022
Colors Blue Turquoise Photography and Paints 8-17-2022
Lady Photographers and Artists 8-18-2022
Beach Life 8-19-2022
Art From the Past with Human Touch 8-20-2022
Your Best Work 8-20-2022
The Unexpected Wordsmith 8-21-2022
Comment for Comment 8-22-2022
Art - It Is Good For You 8-25-2022
HDR Photography 8-25-2022
Created by Southern Artists 8-25-2022
HDR Photography 8-28-2022
Daily Promotion 8-29-2022
Photography Beauty of the USA 8-29-2022
Light Rays and Lightning 8-29-2022
Art District 8-29-2022
Out of the Ordinary 8-30-2022
Weekly Fun For All Art Mediums 8-30-2022
Hodge Podge 8-30-2022
Just Perfect 8-31-2022
New FAA Uploads 8-31-2022
Your Very Best Photography 9-1-2022
Waiting Room Art 9-3-2022
Bedroom Art Gallery 9-5-2022
Photography Evolution 9-8-2022
10 Plus 9-10-2022
Mind-Blowing Photography 9-20-2022
Photographic Camera Art 10-9-2022
1000 Views 11-9-2022

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August 14th, 2022