This vibrant painting transports the viewer to a magical vantage point overlooking Newport's iconic First Beach. The foreground invites you to enter a tunnel of rosa rugosa that makes you think of a fairytale, with a lush explosion of pink and purple blooms and rich green foliage framing the scene, creating an enchanting, almost whimsical pathway. Beyond this blooming portal, the perspective opens up, allowing you to look out over First Beach on Newport's famous Cliff Walk, where the tranquil blue waters meet the distant shoreline dotted with buildings under a soft, expansive sky.

The artwork masterfully blends the intimate beauty of the coastal flora with the grand vista of the ocean and the historic Newport coastline, capturing a moment of serene charm and natural wonder. I've been painting bodies of water that bring me solace and lead me to think of warm summer days, and floating without a care under a blue sky. Salty seas with some surf that buffet you around, but still enclose you, are some of my favorites. 'The Cliff Walk' is one of my bay series pieces.