Kurt GIEhl
Parker commissioned artist Kurt Giehl to create a custom painting for the master bedroom in the Sunset Point Project House based on his unique approach to subtly abstract seascapes that are painted primarily in oil. After 23 years on Wall Street, Giehl decided to leave his financial career and pursue his passion for art full time. He and his husband relocated from Manhattan to East Hampton in pursuit of this goal. As an avid fisherman, Giehl spends much of his time on the waters across the South and North Forks of Long Island. His seascape paintings are all inspired from the numerous fishing trips in local waters. Like so many other artists, Giehl was drawn to the Hampton’s for the amazing light and natural beauty. His seascape paintings highlight the subtleness of the horizon, where air meets land meets water. Each painting is orchestrated to not only capture the physical beauty of the east end, but to also capture a state of mind, atmosphere and aura of the images captured on these fishing trips.