Madame M's brother, Roger, has become a renowned artist due to his paintings of the scenic wonderland of Western Washington, mostly scenes in the Skagit Valley, judging from the paintings I have seen.
The painting above is called Deception Pass Sunset. Which would seem to indicate we are looking west past the longer of the two spans of the Deception Pass Bridge, which connects Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island.
It has been way too many years since I last was at Deception Pass, but from my memory the above view is looking east at a sunrise, not a sunset. I say that because I do not remember any little islands like you see above, when you look west under the bridge, but I do remember little islands when you look east under the bridge.
But, we have to keep in mind that I am borderline elderly, and my memory may not be reliable.
Possible point of interest to anyone reading this who lives in the Fort Worth area. The Deception Pass Bridge was built way back in the 1930s. It took less than a year to build the bridge. Over water. Deep water which turns into fast moving rapids when there is an extreme tide.
And the Deception Pass Bridge is an actual iconic signature bridge, though it was not touted as such when it was being built.
And Deception Pass Bridge actually connects to a real island, well, actually two real islands, Fidalgo and Whidbey.
No cement lined ditch had to be dug to turn those two land masses into imaginary islands...
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