Michael Newberry, John's Sunset, 2010, charcoal on Rives BFK, 18 x 25 inches

John’s Sunset

One December 19^th, 2009 my older brother John was found dead floating in the Pacific Ocean, in the area between La Jolla Shores and The Cove. There is a foot path that winds along the cliff edge in which you can look down towards the crashing waves and out west to the horizon. I was born about five minutes walk from there. We all grew up as a beach urchins, snooping around every nook and cranny of this small curve of coast. Though my parents are no longer married, December 19^th was their anniversary.

Michael Newberry

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