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Searching for the perfect sunset
I see beautiful sunsets almost every night outside my living room window and they are often spectacular. So I’ve been painting them, sometimes on raw canvas, sometimes on watercolor paper. Sometimes they really look like sunsets, sometimes they are more abstract. Sometimes they are garish, sometimes muted. So I’m searching for the perfect sunset, though I often think I’ve found it every evening outside my window.
In no particular order, some of my recent sunsets:
My View 10×8 2018 Acrylic on Raw Canvas $400
Palisades Sunset 13×9 2018 Acrylic on Raw Canvas $625
The cars on the Palisades Highway can be seen intermittently through the trees, and the little bridge over Spuyten Duyvil at night looks like two lines of light.
Nth Sunset 14×10 2018 Acrylic on raw canvas $700
By now, I’ve lost track of how many sunsets I’ve painted. But they all bring back the wonder at how beautiful our world can be.
Up and Away 12×9 Acrylic on watercolor paper 2018 $600
This is based on a very small watercolor sketch I did on a plane years ago. Don’t remember if we were coming or going or where, but do remember the feeling of awe.
Searching for (the perfect sunset) 10×13.5 2018 Acrylic on canvas $700
Perhaps this should be titled Trying to capture the perfect sunset. I often think I’m seeing the perfect sunset, but painting it is something else.
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