"The rush of going down the face of a wave is just a glorious feeling."
"You're in this color that you can't describe, this green-blue, and then the wave is coming over you and you're in this tunnel of light. It's like heaven."
"I went and caught a wave, and I'm right over the reef, and I could see that if I had fucked up my whole body would have been scraped."
"I think boogie-boarding is emblematic of her personality. She'll take the risks and trust her gut and go for it. It's like what she goes for in the gallery:"
Elizabeth Leach boogie-boarded at Diamond Cove during college and rode big waves with Hawaiian surfers. She described the exhilarating sensation of descending a wave, seeing a green-blue tunnel of light, and feeling like heaven. A close call above a reef revealed the physical danger and taught lessons about judgment and consequence. Surfing cultivated bravery, camaraderie, and a willingness to take calculated risks. Friends view her boogie-boarding as emblematic of a personality that trusts instinct, embraces risk, and applies those qualities to selecting artists and running a prominent West Coast art gallery.
Read at Portland Monthly
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