Purple Sunsets

All three of these pieces are inspired by sunsets in the mountains. From an over look or a mountain top the distant silhouettes of the neighboring mountains begin to blend in with the horizon.  As the sun sets, the green mountains begin to loose their color and morph into a whole new mountain range. These are not any particular sunset that I've seen but rather these mosaics express how I remember and reinvent a purple sunset in my memory. 


(Above is an image of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York ... I took it from the top of Blue Lake Mountain just as the sun was setting ... we actually had to run down the mountain, to race with the setting sun ... )

Untitled, stained glass mosaic on board, 8" x 11", 2009    ~SOLD

Adirondacks, stained glass mosaic on board, 8" x 11", 2009    ~SOLD

Purple Vail over the Hills, stained glass mosaic on board, 8" x 11", 2009    ~SOLD

This purple scene, where the mountains and the sky are almost one, is right before the hour it becomes too dark to distinguish the horizon like from the defining line of the mountain range.

Inspired by Ivory Glass

Ivory, stained glass mosaic on board, 11"x21", 2009 ~SOLD

Sometimes I am fascinated by the many colors that can be found in a single sheet of glass. In the above piece, I only used two different sheets, but there is so many interesting colors to be found. I really like the subtle effect of this simple combination.

 All the mosaics in this series are framed as shown above.

 Mountain View I, stained glass on wood, 12" x 8", 2009    ~SOLD

While working with a limited palette of just two colors, I was inspired to add a few more, but only ones that I found withing the glass. I created these three pieces by adding brown, purple, yellow and ivory.

Mountain View II, stained glass on wood, 12" x 8", 2009 ~SOLD

Mountain View III, stained glass on wood, 12" x 8", 2009   ~SOLD

Shipped to their new home =)