“The Lonely Sea and the Sky” has been inspired by the John Masefield poem , The Sea. As a child, when rote learning was a fashion in education, the first lines of the poem “ I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky”, were imprinted in my mind, and has surfaced after many years to become my muse. The palette and tones describe the fresh air and majesty of the sky , and the awe inspiring feeling of being alone on the ocean.