Two at the Trough • 12 x 12

• Size: 12" x 12" x 1-1/2" original oil painting on cradled wood panel There is a very specific moment at the end of a perfect summer day when you can almost feel the night switching on. The air changes, everything goes incredibly calm, and the sky begins its slow takeover. That is the exact energy I wanted to capture here. It is that fleeting slice of time just before the sun dips entirely below the horizon, throwing one half of the world into deep, cool shadow while leaving a brilliant, golden rim of light along the edge of the cattle. In the background, the barn light is already awake, cutting through the twilight blues like a warm beacon.