The Light

Oil on wood panel, 48 × 60 × 2 inches, self-framed with stained wood edges

While we hiked back and forth through the North Fork of the Virgin River, clouds often cast cool shadows upon the canyon. Unfortunately, it was time to turn around, so we reversed course in time to see sunlight illuminate a lone pine tree. It felt glorious, like a gift from God. I vowed to capture that moment.

The Light — an oil painting of a Zion slot canyon glowing with a warm shaft of golden light at the back, amber and gold reflections on the water between deep red, orange, and burgundy walls and cool blue-violet shadows; dramatic, luminous, reverent. A small red dot in the lower right indicates this painting has sold.

Detail of The Light — close-up showing brushwork on the canyon walls and water — up close — where the marks become canyon wall

The Light hanging in a home above a piece of furniture — in a room, where light meets light

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