Have you ever watched the Chisos Mountains wake up after a good summer rain? There’s a hush, a kind of reverent pause, before the desert remembers how to show its colorful side. That’s the moment I share in “Chisos Summer Glow”. This isn't your ordinary miniature pastel landscape-- there’s a summer's worth of hope packed into these thirty six square inches.

I know these mountains like old friends (the kind who don’t mind if you show up sweaty and sunburned). After a rain, the Chisos don their softest greens—sage, mesquite, and all those desert plants that look half-dead until suddenly, they aren’t. There's a quiet joy in seeing life return, in sensing renewal after hard times.

I painted this on archival sanded board, a surface that grabs the soft pastel pigments and holds them in a death grip. These colors will stay as vibrant as a West Texas sunrise for donkey years. It’s custom framed in sustainable wood under non-reflective museum acrylic that protects against harmful UV rays, which means you can hang it anywhere you need to recharge your own resilience.

If you’ve ever longed to bring a little wild Texas spirit indoors—or just need a daily reminder that even the driest seasons come to an end—this painting is for you. Who couldn’t use a pocket-sized summer on the wall?

Original pastel, 6x6 inches
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park
Custom framed, museum acrylic
Ready to hang and ready to lift your spirits
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