He has distilled this concern (and his message) down to the relationship of the four elements, of these I believe he must see water as the most essential. Would Dempster be happy living away from the sea or at least a large body of water? I think not. He, like the rest of us, has grown up surrounded by water. It renews, it changes and it replenishes.

It has made us what we are - an island. Baby Beach

In the Bermudian context this show has much to tell us. What we have today we could lose tomorrow, be it with the sweep of a wave or the shift of sand. Can we alter our lifestyle and our thinking to let nature influence us? It could be a change for the better."

Emma Mitchell, The Mid-Ocean News, December 5, 1997. p10.

The Baby Beach, ©Daniel C. Dempster 1997. Tucker's Town Cove, Bermuda. Coloured pencil on Ingres, 6.25 x 11.5 inches, 15.5 x 29.5 cm. Private Collection.

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