Perpetual Sunset
Richard Pence
From the series In the Shadow of Fire
Acrylic on canvas, framed
51.5 × 27.5 in (framed)
$3,600
Dozens of horizontal bands of red, orange and black are pulled across the canvas edge to edge, each pass leaving a ridge of paint that catches the light. Down the center a column of yellow breaks through every band, like a low sun reflected on moving water, and never sets.