But is it really beach living?

I read with total disbelief the cover article “Painted With Light” [March 27] about Charles and Katie Arnoldi’s beach house. I appreciate the fact that Mr. Arnoldi wants to incorporate his art into his home, but the result is in total contrast to what the ocean and beach exude. There is no life, no movement, no warmth, no beach personality.

I have lived at the ocean my whole life, and a few stark plants scattered among gravel and cement is not what the beach is all about. The ugly driveway going past the potato sculptures ending at a house that looks like it belongs in the desert? Maybe the art is better left in the gallery.

Jeanine Falk

Manhattan Beach