A FINE SUMMER'S END

32 " X 24 "
Oil on Panel, 2008 | Larger Image

This painting, done at Lanikai point, is another one that has been on the back of my mind for a few years now. I worked on the sketches and the resulting painting for a good part of the summer, and when I wrapped it up, the title "A Fine Summer's End" seemed to fit perfectly.

There is a deep sensation I experience here at this time of day. All of these elements of sky, sea, and land converging so wonderfully, crowned by that end-of the -day light, creating a brief rightness about existence that is hard to express in words. I suppose that sense of "rightness" I mention is probably what I hope to convey in the work.

One of the things that has become clearer to me as I've worked on paintings over the years is the permanence of what painters can do. The idea that a particular brushstroke, (and the emotions behind it) will stand an excellent chance of being around in another 200 years is pretty compelling. Not many professions nowadays offer that.