Tofino 1986

I have such fond memories of the time I vacationed at the Pacific Rim; as it's such a great destination for people who enjoy painting, writing or just being in a park with the Pacific Ocean literally at your doorstep. As the highway ends and the sea air from the Pacific fills your vehicle, you know you've arrived and only have to begin exploring. At long beach the power of the Pacific Ocean was breathtaking and the surf was uninterrupted: only to create miles of sand and drifting castaways. I explored the beach and driftwood shorelines and painted many beautiful watercolours and kept a chronological record in my art of what I had seen throughout my sojourn. The forest painting is one of many and just on the outskirts of Tofino. At Tofino I whale watched and we saw some Killer whales, and the strength of the Pacific tossed that boat around but they kept that motor running at maximum speed. At the bluff of Radar Hill the sound of the angry waves crashed below, and the relentless swells seemingly tried to distort all rock formations. In time they will be at the mercy of erosion and their remnants will be dumped as sand at Long Beach.