The older I get, the less I enjoy the sun. When walking on the beach during the day, the glare from the sun on the sand is uncomfortable. I found that a quite walk on the beach in the evening is relaxing. There are only a few people on the beach and the roar of the ocean is exhilarating to my mind and soul.
I took a photograph of the setting sun in Gulf Shores, Alabama several years ago. I love orange in the sky at sunset. A few weeks after returning home, I printed out the photograph and started painting it. I tried to capture the intensity of the approaching darkness, while showing the beautiful sky with the reflection from the sky on the water.
Painting is a very personal thing. I tried to put my feelings about my subject into the painting in a way the viewer can feel the emotion. My goal is to inspire, not just reproduce a subject on a canvas. In the case of this painting, I want the viewer to be inspired by my chosen colors, by the coolness of the approaching night, and to feel their spirit be lifted by the sky touching the sea.
