#ThrowbackThursday For centuries artists have been in awe of the beauty and power of the sea. In 2010, the exhibition "Selections Spring 2010: Sea Marks" was comprised of works by #AgnesBarley, #JeromeMarshak, and #PeterMatthews, three artists selected from the Viewing Program who notated, described, and interpreted aspects of the sea. The exhibition examined the capacity of drawing to represent something as dynamic, volatile, and vast as the ocean. All three artists in “Sea Marks” used distinctly different interpretive strategies that yielded a range of unexpected results; in fact, one might not immediately recognize the sea in any of their works. While staying within the material bounds of traditional drawing, the works expanded our understanding of how drawing acted as a descriptive system and means of interpretation. Image: Peter Matthews, details from Six Hours in the Pacific Ocean, 2007. Ink, water from Pacific Ocean, and rust on paper.