Sails Beneath the Mist

About this piece

Two prominent sailboats lean across turquoise water beneath the sweeping cables of a red suspension bridge, while smaller sails mark the distant shore. Diffuse light softens the hills and low cloud, contrasting with the textured foreground rocks and bright, restless surface of the water.

The story

Late June brings brightness to the water while low cloud holds the hilltops in its pale cover. Two boats heel into the wind, their white sails cutting diagonals across the bridge’s measured lines. Along the distant shore, smaller sails punctuate the muted land. Water folds into foam against the foreground rocks, and the great span remains steady above the passing boats.