Views that inspire my art

 

Here is a view I had while creating my "Foggy day at Stinson Beach"

I took a closer view point of this scene, and exaggerated the fog to represent what I saw earlier in the morning.
There are no words to explain what I feel or see when something strikes me as beautiful or intriguing.  I've been asked what goes through my mind when I paint, generally it's what ever I'm feeling during the day, and how that scene struck my heart.  Not a very precise answer, but then art is not something that relates to peoples minds as much as their hearts.