For 3 days Dale and I painted down the Coast. The first day was very windy and on the cliffs we fought the tendency for the paper to dry out too quickly. Dale painted a beautiful painting . The next day we traveled south past Nepenthe and painted in a small grove of trees on the edge of the cliff. Looking down to the sand and rock lost and found in the fog. A fantastic spot, we were surrounded by wave sound and timelessness. Here the fog kept my paints wet and while I waited and waited, I enjoyed my treats from the Big Sur Bakery. I like my painting and as we headed back we thought — a great return spot sometime. The third day was spent at the Ranch, this time down closer to the water, A beautiful day beginning with sun and ending with overcast. I liked the seeming simplicity of Dale’s rocks and rough impressions of water and surf. I was inspired by my Coastal jaunts and weeks later and still painting in the Studio with the water, rock and cliff edges imbedding in my being.