This summer has ended, bringing us joy. Some friends have departed, while others have experienced renewal. I feel compelled to celebrate the beauty of each day. Warm yellow hues, enriched with pale Naples tones, both cool and warm, envelop the clouds and gradually darken the night. This foreshortens our view and signals autumn. True simplicity is not achieved through realism. The sunset exists only for a fleeting moment before it disappears. Its panorama radiates with intense sepia and deep browns. Among my preferred media, I can achieve dazzling dry, wet, and transparent effects. I start with a light wash of yellow and Naples tones, then gradually layer in sepia and brown pigments as the sky darkens. Sometimes I work wet-on-wet to create soft transitions between cloud colors. I also like to experiment with glazes, letting each layer dry before adding the next, to create luminosity and subtle shifts in hue. What fascinates me most is how this process may reveal new possibilities in color.
Sunset Two is not the Sahara or Congo, but life in many places. Long Island shares dry places in the summer, and the sunsets fire like a flame. I still remember one evening last August, sitting on the porch with a friend and watching the sky shift. The air was thick with humidity, and as the sun slipped lower, waves of pink and red peaches swept across the horizon, almost liquid in their brilliance. It was quiet except for cicadas, and for just a few minutes, the world was awash in color. By the end of August, the Indian summers are pink-washed with a red-peach color.