Turning Back

Oil on wood panel, 32 × 30 inches, self-framed with stained wood edges

With reluctance, this is the point where most people turn back, because continuing forward means swimming or wading through chest-high water. The upside is that you get to see the canyon you just traversed from a different perspective, and new vistas await. Once, I stood where they are and looked up to see the magnificent scene that would become The Light.

Turning Back — oil painting of two small figures at the threshold of a narrowing slot canyon, water green and warm light from the slot above. A small red dot in the corner marks this painting as not currently available.
Detail of Turning Back — brushwork close-up showing the canyon's textured walls
Detail: hiking through the light
Turning Back installed in a home interior
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