Painted en plein air, this 8×8 inch oil work captures the sweeping vista where rugged mountain ridges open to the distant shimmer of the Pacific. From the high vantage point of Kings Mountain, layers of rolling hills descend toward the horizon, softened by coastal mist. The brushstrokes carry the immediacy of painting outdoors—fresh, alive, and responsive to the shifting light. This piece conveys both the grandeur of the ocean’s expanse and the quiet stillness of standing above it all.