The scene represents a trio of bathers who are at a bench shaded by an umbrella (unseen) perhaps playing cards. The striped umbrellas and the tall building in the distance identify the scene as Crystal Cove on the California-coast (freely interpreted). The painting came about as an attempt to capture the brilliant late afternoon light coming off the sea as it strikes a complex scene.

Heavy wooden tables with sturdy benches
accompanied by beach umbrellas line the seaward edges of this sandy beach. In the
painting I attempted to show these tables with a few figures along with a mist-obscured view of buildings beyond the beach.

One of the first views I painted of Laguna Beach. What stood out were the tile roofs, the bright flowers, the old hotel, and the ocean.
Seen from a spot across from the art museum. Framed in a light colored wood.

One of the larger buildings on Laguna Beach,
I chose it to paint because it stood out dramatically from its forested background. It’s
position, framing the driveway and contrasting with the small car in front of it, enhances the sweeping curve of the driveway.