I built this oil painting up in layers reflecting the colours and tones of a rich sunset over water. It is part of a body of work painted in 2023 considering how light relates to darkness, a subject that inspires me when spending time in nature, particularly at dawn and dusk, and also when viewing artworks from centuries past where artists employ chiaroscuro. Although the shapes and spatial perspective remain undefined, it nevertheless aims to place the viewer in a landscape filled with warming evening light. It is part of a body of work considering how light relates to darkness.

The painting is on extra fine canvas stretched onto wooden bars so has a smooth finish (apart from areas of impasto) with very little grain showing.