Measured Tides

In Measured Tides, Providence-based painter Sarah Verardo presents a contemplative body of oil paintings that draw from the quiet rituals of the New England coast. Through still lifes of shells, stones, and coastal forms, Verardo treats the shoreline as both subject and sanctuary—a place of grounding, reflection, and spiritual return. Painted in luminous layers of oil on linen and panel, these works emphasize subtle transitions of light, texture, and form, inviting slow looking and sustained attention.

Rooted in her lived experience along the Rhode Island shoreline, Verardo’s paintings honor the ordinary moments that shape a life—weathered stones, overlapping surf clams, a single shell held in balance. Her meticulous, meditative process echoes the natural stratification of coastal materials, reflecting themes of time, patience, and renewal. Situated within contemporary New England painting, Measured Tides offers viewers a quiet, resonant meditation on place, gratitude, and the enduring relationship between landscape and inner life.