This painting is all about the distant mountains as they are framed by the foreground.  This was just a great day to be painting on location.

I headed out in the dark to get to this unique spot for dawn.  The reds just come alive in the right lighting, and on this day the was picked up a wonderful glow.  Massive reeds on the hills also glow under these lighting conditions, adding to the wonder of the moment.

This piece and its companion "Santa Barbara Morning" were painting on the same day from the same location.  I really enjoyed observing the transformation between the morning's bright yellow glare on the ocean into the evening light with the sun going down behind me generating deep violets and blues in the water.

Unframed on a gallery wrapped canvas