The beach was closed due to high surf, so I stood on a cliff and painted it from above.  Once I got the sketch down and began to paint, I realized I had forgotten to bring Ultramarine Blue paint, probably the #1 most used color on my palette.  Oops! So it required a little bit of creative mixing, especially to get the shadow areas to read properly.  I like the result though.  

On location on the Sonoma Coast.