For artist Skye Tarr, dabbing oil paint on canvas at the edge of the marsh serves ... The winner of Merrill Lynch Gallery's Fall 2009 Art Show's People's Choice Award, this Indiana native marvels ...

It's a sunny midweek afternoon and low tide and a vast stretch of flat sand has created an enticing blank canvas for artist ... "I call it art in an hour … a rake, a stick and some string ...