Summit at Dusk, oil painting by MJ Costello
Landscapes

Summit at Dusk

Oil on canvas

The sun had already slipped behind the peak when I started this, so the whole mountain went blue and the only warm light was that thin gold seam spilling around its shoulder. I loaded the knife heavy on the ridge and let it catch the last flecks of the day. Dusk is my favorite hour to paint. Everything goes quiet and a little bit holy.

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