“The fleeing, sacred moment when the ancient weight of the earth is completely consumed by the spiritual magic of a setting sun.”
Magical May Sunset is the second entry in the ongoing Appalachian Range Series, building upon the landscape narrative that began with Cataloochee Valley Elk. Inspired by a striking landscape photograph by Thomas Mabry, this piece represents an explosive shift upward from the valley floor into pure, high-chroma atmospheric drama.
The work is a masterclass in structural value and non-literal, Fauvist-inspired color relationships. To prevent the intense, blinding solar engine from neutralizing into muddy tones as it meets the upper sky, an intermediate gradient field of soft mint and turquoise was painstakingly built, resulting in a luminous, iridescent glow. Below, the ancient mountain ridges are rendered in dense, recessive indigos and deep Prussian blues, completely transformed by a delicate, pale violet-pink valley fog that has been dry-brush scumbled across the canvas tooth to mimic heavy, rolling southern humidity.
Balanced between the rugged, tactile presence of the textured earth and a bleeding, radiant horizon, Magical May Sunset catches the fleeting horizontal rim-lights of a dying sun skimming across the crests of the Blue Ridge, making it a powerful, deeply moving celebration of natural grandeur.
Title: Magical May Sunset
Series: Appalachian Range Series (Painting 2)
Creation Date: March 2026
Dimensions: 24" x 24"
Medium: Professional-grade Gouache on Canvas
Framing/Display: Ships ready to display; gallery-profile edges cleanly integrated with the composition's foundational tones.
Shipping & Delivery: Packaged with professional archival care. Domestic shipping calculations and international options are available at checkout. Original artwork includes a signed certificate of authenticity.
“The fleeing, sacred moment when the ancient weight of the earth is completely consumed by the spiritual magic of a setting sun.”
Magical May Sunset is the second entry in the ongoing Appalachian Range Series, building upon the landscape narrative that began with Cataloochee Valley Elk. Inspired by a striking landscape photograph by Thomas Mabry, this piece represents an explosive shift upward from the valley floor into pure, high-chroma atmospheric drama.
The work is a masterclass in structural value and non-literal, Fauvist-inspired color relationships. To prevent the intense, blinding solar engine from neutralizing into muddy tones as it meets the upper sky, an intermediate gradient field of soft mint and turquoise was painstakingly built, resulting in a luminous, iridescent glow. Below, the ancient mountain ridges are rendered in dense, recessive indigos and deep Prussian blues, completely transformed by a delicate, pale violet-pink valley fog that has been dry-brush scumbled across the canvas tooth to mimic heavy, rolling southern humidity.
Balanced between the rugged, tactile presence of the textured earth and a bleeding, radiant horizon, Magical May Sunset catches the fleeting horizontal rim-lights of a dying sun skimming across the crests of the Blue Ridge, making it a powerful, deeply moving celebration of natural grandeur.
Title: Magical May Sunset
Series: Appalachian Range Series (Painting 2)
Creation Date: March 2026
Dimensions: 24" x 24"
Medium: Professional-grade Gouache on Canvas
Framing/Display: Ships ready to display; gallery-profile edges cleanly integrated with the composition's foundational tones.
Shipping & Delivery: Packaged with professional archival care. Domestic shipping calculations and international options are available at checkout. Original artwork includes a signed certificate of authenticity.
