Making Sunset's

Oil on Canvas 40"x 24"

I'm working on several paintings this winter and a few will include summer sunset's which is kind of ironic because I miss every sunset in the afternoon because by the time I'm out of work it's dark outside.

This painting was commissioned for a lady at my work who wanted a sunset piece for over her fireplace. The painting is rather warm and I think with a dark frame it would fit nicely in the space.

It would be nice to actually paint a sunset in real time this summer while the daylight lasts until 8pm.  Although, I can imagine it's a hard thing to do since most sunset's don't last very long.  Most say it's 5 minutes as soon as the sun starts to turn red until it vanishes over the horizon. But either way, the sun setting has to be the best time to capture color in the sky and it makes a much more interesting color palate.