Category Archives: Sunsets

Hometown Beauty

Posted on March 19, 2015 by sandy yocum

The clouds that gather round the setting sun Do take a sober coloring from an eye That hath kept watch o’er man’s mortality. William Wordsworth I was returning home near sunset after a brief rainstorm, when I caught this beautiful … Continue reading →

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Wake Up America

Posted on March 28, 2014 by sandy yocum

We often praise the evening clouds,                                                                     … Continue reading →

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Crimson Sky

Posted on January 6, 2014 by sandy yocum

“A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun; A gleam of crimson tinged its braided snow; Tranquil its spirit seemed and floated slow; Even in its very motion there was rest…” John Wilson “Crimson Sky” is an mixed media acrylic painting … Continue reading →

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Breaking Clouds

Posted on January 6, 2014 by sandy yocum

“The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? – it is the same the angels breathe.” Mark Twain, “Roughing It” “Breaking Clouds” is a painting from the “Kiss the Sky” … Continue reading →

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David’s Sky

Posted on December 27, 2013 by sandy yocum

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” Pablo Picasso  “David’s Sky” was inspired by a … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Sunset

Posted on November 26, 2013 by sandy yocum

“Autumn that year painted the countryside in vivid shades of scarlet, saffron, and russet, and the days were clear and crisp under harvest skies.” Sharon Ray Penman, “Time and Change” “Neighborhood Sunset” was inspired from a photograph taken within our neighborhood. The … Continue reading →

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Storm Clearing

Posted on November 22, 2013 by sandy yocum

“Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, Curtain round the vault of heaven.” Thomas Love Peacock As the storm clears, the sunset casts reflections on the water. To me, sunsets are calming, restful and so incredibly beautiful with their unexpected range in … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Horizon

Posted on November 5, 2013 by sandy yocum

“A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed… It feels an impulsion… this si the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all … Continue reading →

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Field with Orange Sky

Posted on October 30, 2013 by sandy yocum

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore Blowing fields, sunset sky, and broad horizons make you wonder what is just over the hill.

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Fire in the Sky on Granger Road

Posted on October 30, 2013 by sandy yocum

“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” Ralph Waldo Emerson We often take Granger Road as a short cut to our home. This is an acrylic painting that was created from photographs of a spectacular Fall sunset.

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