Evening in the Texas desert, painted thick. An old windmill stands on its lattice tower at the left, a weathered fence line running off toward low violet mountains. Clumps of sagebrush dot the dry, sandy ground and pick up the last of the light. Above it all, the sky stacks up in long horizontal bands of peach, cream, lavender and pale blue.
This is impasto work laid on with a palette knife. The paint sits in flat, raised slabs that catch light differently as the day moves along. Soft pinks and oranges glow near the horizon, while grey-green brush and cool blue shadows ground the foreground. It is the palette of desert country in that brief window before dark.
For anyone who's spent time in West Texas or misses wide-open spaces. Marfa locals will recognize the feeling, if not the exact spot. A thoughtful gift for transplants or road trippers.
As canvas wall art, the warm tones suit living rooms or bedrooms, anywhere you want that desert calm. Good alone or paired with other Southwest pieces.