It isn't often you get to be in the middle of a war, and it is certainly something to make you appreciate life. Eventually the war ended, the US military packed up and went home, and life was back to normal; as if nothing ever happened.

The above painting is of the patio at the "Surf House" The Surf House was the big community recreation facility in Ras Tanura. When I was a kid in Ras Tanura, the kids used to hang out there, and some things never change with time; my kids used to hang out there too.

Here's a painting of the "Patio with an arts and craft sale taking place.

The sun rose over our beach and it was often quite unbelievable to see. I used to walk down the beach every morning for exercise, and many of the paintings I did were inspired by those walks.

The following painting of the RT beach path is like the patio, it has been there for generations; I walked on it when I was a kid as did my kids. I think this path was one of the unforgettable features of Ras Tanura I can't begin to tell you how many people commissioned me to paint that path. It is still popular today and requested by people who used to live there.