Imperial Beach Jetty Whoosh!

8 x 10 in | Oil on Canvas Paper | Framed | 2010

Painted in 2010, Jetty Whoosh channels the sensation of waves crashing against the Imperial Beach shoreline, where Catherine lived just a block from the sea. Rather than a purely literal view, the painting captures the rhythm, sound, and pulse of the surf in bold, gestural brushwork.

The piece reflects Catherine’s desire to translate movement into form — to paint not just what the ocean looked like, but how it felt in the moment: the spray, the crash, and the fleeting energy of water in motion. As part of her Early Works and Visions Collection, it preserves both a place and a feeling, vibrating with the abstract essence of the tide.