“Chasing Down the Sun”

So here’s a new piece from the studio. This piece is 30×40″ in size on stretched canvas, and I was trying to capture a certain effect of light we notice along this stretch of I70 pretty much every time we come back home from the Front Range of Colorado. We usually hit this area, no matter the season, at the peak of sun glare, yet it is beautiful. This piece of highway could be anywhere in the western United States. From this vantage I swear I can feel the continent falling away to the Pacific Ocean. As usual, I’ve posted both the underpainting and the finished version.