Blue Mountain Sunset - Painting

Blue Mountain Sunset 

 acrylic on board, 35”x35”x2”, 2021

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This painting is inspired by the many years that I’ve spent in the mountains all across the United States. It is a tribute to countless sunsets that can’t really be captured in photos. 

I’ve compiled memories of my favorite moments where the mountains become layers of blue while the setting sun creates a bright, colorful expression in the above sky.

All of this is a fleeting moment but powerful. It has propelled me to to keep coming back to the mountains for a chance to catch something remotely similar, even if just for those few magical minutes.  

 

While painting, I aimed to bring focus to the 3 main layers of my composition: the trees in the foreground, the mountain layers in the middle-ground and the sky in the background. Often times, one of these parts of the vista can easily steal all our attention. But during that short time so much magic can happen. I worked to show as much of that as possible.

The effect of this painting is not easy to capture in photos. If you'd like to see a video of it while considering a purchase, please email kpolkowska@gmail.com The details and the gloss varnish is much more apparent in a moving image.

Blue Mountain Sunset 

 acrylic on board, 35”x35”x2”, 2021
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Glowing Moonrise - Painting

Glowing Moonrise 

acrylic on board, 16”x20”, 2021 ~ SOLD

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This painting was inspired by a moonrise that is lit up by the setting sun in the mountains, not any particular moonrise but many that I've enjoyed over the years. Most often, when it comes to one place, one set of mountains, I've seen the full moon rise from behind the Sangre de Cristo Mountains seen from the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park that I am building with my partner Kyle.

 

In the late Fall, Winter and early Spring, when the sun sets early, it helps to create one of my favorite phenomenons in nature. In the late afternoon/early evening, the sun sets in the West just as the moon rises in the East and this helps to give the moon a brighter hue, sometimes pink. In Mosca, Colorado in my sculpture park, this is particularly fun to watch because the moon rises from behind the mountains. If those mountains are sprinkled with snow, the effect is further amplified. The subtle pink, blues and violets are so calming and beautiful to watch, despite the extreme chill in the air.  The sky is so big and full of beauty there and during these type of evenings it really grabs you.

This is something that I've also enjoyed in other parts of Colorado and beyond, not just at my sculpture park. But those moments just stand out the most right now because I get to enjoy them often, something I feel very fortunate for. Photographing those images never translates to the actual experience. That's what motivated me to try my hand at painting that magic.