I started this piece in the depths of a long, rainy winter, drawn to the colors and vibes of the Southwest.
The desert’s stillness and magical nights have always called to me, especially when the weather turns cold.
I actually set this piece aside for a while to focus on my current series, which blends contemporary Western elements with abstract forms. But when I returned to it, I saw the night sky differently, a perfect space for that fusion.
This piece invites stillness. Like a desert night, it doesn’t reveal itself all at once; you have to pause, let your eyes adjust, and allow the sky to open up to you.
The stars, rendered as abstract circles, shimmer and pulse across a deep gradient sky. The larger ones almost seem to breathe. It’s a quiet rhythm, like a heartbeat in the silence.
As the light reveals itself across the owl and cactus, and as the colors deepen with layered glazes, the scene becomes less about what you see and more about what you feel.
Nocturne’s Vigil is about quiet moments, transitions, and the pull of places that call to us, even from far away.
36x24, oil, 2025. This piece is framed.
I started this piece in the depths of a long, rainy winter, drawn to the colors and vibes of the Southwest.
The desert’s stillness and magical nights have always called to me, especially when the weather turns cold.
I actually set this piece aside for a while to focus on my current series, which blends contemporary Western elements with abstract forms. But when I returned to it, I saw the night sky differently, a perfect space for that fusion.
This piece invites stillness. Like a desert night, it doesn’t reveal itself all at once; you have to pause, let your eyes adjust, and allow the sky to open up to you.
The stars, rendered as abstract circles, shimmer and pulse across a deep gradient sky. The larger ones almost seem to breathe. It’s a quiet rhythm, like a heartbeat in the silence.
As the light reveals itself across the owl and cactus, and as the colors deepen with layered glazes, the scene becomes less about what you see and more about what you feel.
Nocturne’s Vigil is about quiet moments, transitions, and the pull of places that call to us, even from far away.
36x24, oil, 2025. This piece is framed.
