Palm Springs Winter Afternoon Storm portraiture monumentality and familiarity

monumentality and familiarity

Nothing else matters but the now moment

visual seriousness flirts with humor

—isn’t just the sky

The brightly coloured flowers of the Torch Aloe stand out like jewels against the dusty plains of southern Africa

Palm Springs Winter Afternoon Storm portraiture monumentality and familiarityThis painting was born from the inspiration of a rare stormy day in Palm Springs in January 2024. Magnificent mountain ranges form the backdrop to the entire Coachella Valley. Stepping out of a friend's house, I was captivated by a particular angle that revealed a particularly wide vista of numerous hills. The sky was ablaze with reds, pinks, and browns, as the sand whipped up by the incoming storm created a mesmerizing display. The sun, on its