Tufted and Horned Puffins along with Common Murres nest on the exposed southwest facing limestone bluffs of Coronation Island, Alaska. I visited the island three times as a naturalist guide during the 1990s. We were confined to water level, exploring by zodiac, and could only see the puffins with binoculars but I was interested in portraying their world from their vantage point. Tufted puffins with their vividly coloured beaks and handsome head plumes are a must for any bird painter. The almost abstract patterns of the churning sea when viewed from above was also a feature I wanted to explore.