Fresh Morning Sun

On Antelope Flats

Creator’s gift: I have spent many mornings studying the sunrise and absorbing the Creator's gift of the fresh morning sun, which takes over thirty minutes to receive. This Giclée original painting portrays this gift in one complete painting.

In order to capture the entire experience, I preserved in this painting the sky just as the sun made it come to life while the mountains and the barn were still dark.

The Gift:The sky was full of hope from the morning sun. By the time the sun turned the mountains gold with the morning warmth, the sky had lost its' gift. Just at that time I captured and painted the mountains with all their cool shadows and warm golden light. There was a lone antelope which walked right past me and along the trail behind the barn. As the mountains lost their gift, the sun started to flood across the valley floor; it glimmered off the windows of the barn and lit up the trees and the fence post with its golden glow. In that magical moment, I referenced, and then painted the way they were as the light hit the trees, the barn, the road, and the hills. This instant was the most exciting moment to reference and then paint. I was able to keep and include the hope in the morning sky and the gold burning mountains. I remember and savor this gift.

Feel? Can you feel the light dancing across the field, beginning to light up the earth? Can you feel the moisture from the dew and the crisp new light feeling of the fresh morning sun on Antelope Flats?

Painting of Moulton Barn, Teton Peaks, Antelope Flats near Jackson Wyoming in Early Morning. Mountain West