11 W x 14 H x 1.5 D
Acrylic on wood gallery panel
 
The alarm goes off before the world is ready, but the trail doesn't wait. This is the sky above Mount Sanitas at that precise, unrepeatable moment when night hasn't quite released its hold and the sun is already burning through — deep violet earth, a horizon on fire, and the delicate gold seed heads of late-winter wildflowers catching the first light like tiny torches. Painted with thick impasto layers that give both the sky and the botanicals genuine physical texture, this piece rewards standing close as much as stepping back.

Made for anyone who has ever dragged themselves out of bed for a sunrise and been completely enchanted by what they found. Luminous in a bedroom, meditation space, or any room that deserves a daily reminder that the world is extraordinary.