This painting is of the sunrise over Pacifica at 7:30 am. on June 16. Such a dark gray day when I woke up that morning. No beautiful dawn clouds at the harbor. As I drove to my studio in Pacifica, I passed through the tunnel at Devils Slide on Highway One and was greeted with brilliant rays of sunlight at the skyline east of Pacifica along the ridge line of the coastal mountains. It was a spectacular display put on by mother nature and I felt compelled to capture this striking view, which promised to be gone any moment. Sure enough, when I pulled into the Safeway on Linda Mar Blvd. and ran to the edge of the parking lot to capture a photo, there was only a whisper of that sky drama left. I spent the rest of the day capturing my memory of this striking moment... a gift from Mother Nature.
This painting is of the sunrise over Pacifica at 7:30 am. on June 16. Such a dark gray day when I woke up that morning. No beautiful dawn clouds at the harbor. As I drove to my studio in Pacifica, I passed through the tunnel at Devils Slide on Highway One and was greeted with brilliant rays of sunlight at the skyline east of Pacifica along the ridge line of the coastal mountains. It was a spectacular display put on by mother nature and I felt compelled to capture this striking view, which promised to be gone any moment. Sure enough, when I pulled into the Safeway on Linda Mar Blvd. and ran to the edge of the parking lot to capture a photo, there was only a whisper of that sky drama left. I spent the rest of the day capturing my memory of this striking moment... a gift from Mother Nature.