Two Shacks at Sunrise

Two small, dark shacks sit low on the horizon, their simple rooflines silhouetted against a sky ablaze with color. Bands of deep blue, burnt orange, and glowing yellow layer across the clouds, with a bright burst of light breaking through just above the buildings. The land beneath is rendered almost entirely in shadow, flat and dark, so that all the drama of the piece lives in the sky above. Clouds drift in soft, rolling shapes, some edged in warm gold and others cooling into blue-gray. The two humble structures feel small against so much sky, quiet witnesses to a sunrise that dominates the whole scene.