The desert yearns for color, and when the late afternoon sun grants its wish, things turn a little magical. In this sunset desertscape from Big Bend National Park, the sun's glow draws you through translucent prickly pear, across the hardpack and into the Chisos Mountains with a promise of peace. Comfortable silence fills this large canvas, as it fills the desert with peace at day's end.
This is a studio painting done on smooth, archival Gessobord with extremely high quality oil paints. The final several layers of paint are thin, transparent ones, which makes this landscape glow with ever-changing light and color.
- Framed: 44 x 32 x 2 in (111.76 x 81.28 x 5.08 cm)
- Subject Matter: Landscape
- Collections: Big Bend National Park, Large Landscapes, Skyscapes, Vertical Art