Steps to Marina Serra

This scene is based on a recent memory and a pen sketch of the natural pool at Marina Serra in the Apulia region of Italy. Saltwater enters the shallow basin through a cave on one end and a slot on the other. With stairways carved out of the rock cliff which provides multiple perches from which you can get interesting sight lines down onto where people are bathing.

The original pen sketch is below, mostly just references to the figures in that moment. The painting is acrylic on canvas pad.