One of the artists showing in the upcoming “Friends We Meet Along the Way” exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies next month is painter Tom Santaguida, who works in watercolor on paper, oil on canvas, and acrylic on driftwood or repurposed items such as canoe paddles, lobster claws, buoys and more.

The Surf City resident and owner of Surf City Bait and Tackle went to high school in Point Pleasant Beach and Brick, then lived in Maine for 42 years before returning…