Afterglow on the Water

Medium: Acrylic on canvas panel
Size: 9X12 inches
Location: New Braunfels Texas

Painted on location at Fischer Park in New Braunfels, this piece captures the fleeting transition between day and night—the moment when the sky softens and the landscape settles into quiet.

A warm band of orange light stretches across the horizon, reflected in the water below, while cooler clouds drift overhead in layered motion. The silhouetted grasses and distant tree line anchor the composition, creating a calm contrast against the shifting sky. The reflection pulls the light downward, doubling the sense of stillness and drawing the viewer into that brief pause at the end of the day.

Executed en plein air, the painting embraces immediacy—quick, responsive brushwork shaped by changing light and time slipping away. It’s less about precision and more about holding onto a moment that’s gone almost as soon as it arrives.