The Rips are where the Delaware River meet the Atlantic Ocean. This scene is from a photo taken in mid-October at the actual tip of New Jersey, in the late afternoon. The wind was gusting about 15 knots and pushing the sediment-laden water back and forth as the tide rose. The tide's surge was increased by the full moon. In this painting, I wanted to show the energy of the autumnal forces. The curved parallel lines are tire tracks left by the Beach Patrol buggy. I used a variety of paints, as no one brand could provide the exact colors that I wanted: Daniel Smith's Buff Titanium was the basis for the beach sand, W-N Indigo and Neutral tone for the dark water, Schmincke Transparent Umber for the wet sand and Desert Green for the wrack, plus bits of this and that. Masking fluid provided the main areas of foam, with white gouache added, painted on Langton Prestige.