I am interested in stories about strong, capable women. The painting depicts the story of a young woman leaving Refuge Cove to escape something ashore. She ran down the long ramp and the dock at breakneck speed and moved her sailboat in minutes from difficult moorage by skillfully managing the tiller and outboard. Before the sun set on the horizon, we could still see her miles away, heading for a remote anchorage. The black birds in the painting represent an unknown threat. The marine flags are lines taken from Leonard Cohen's song, 'Bird on a Wire'.