Went on a beach trip with my parents and sister last year–we went to Boracay. Except for the many people selling hats, sunnies and food (far too many!!), and the grey skies for the first two days, everything was great! Powder-soft sand, blue skies, blue waters, sun–love it!! Was inspired to paint my sun after the trip, with additional inspiration from shells from Puka Beach! Used gouache paints, in shades of yellows, oranges, sky blue and aqua blue!