This painting was made on October 3, 2001--- a beautiful autumnal morning at the coast. It was about 3 weeks after the attacks of September 11. I was searching for peace and tranquility so headed to the coast. About 2.5 miles north of Salmon Creek is a small group of homes sitting on the coast. Andrew, a friend of mine has a small weekend home there and has told me to paint there whenever I want. So standing on his very narrow deck, barely big enough for my easel, I spend many quiet hours there. I left sunny Sonoma Mountain to find the coast engulfed in thick blanket of pink fog rolling over the hills. After I finished my painting I always rewarded myself with a solitary session of chair sitting and daydreaming. Notice the dreamlike quality and the lack of clarity unlike most of my paintings.