"Sunrise Moonset" is an atmospheric reverie, where the waning moon and rising sun perform a silent duet in Carey’s imaginative landscape. This painting envelops the viewer in a twilight-to-dawn passage—a space suspended between night’s hush and morning’s promise. Celestial Harmony In the eastern sky, a soft moon hangs in pale lavender light, while to the west golden rays begin to stir the horizon. Carey blends star-prickled dusk with the first blush of sunrise, weaving them together in sweeping gestures of divergent color—deep blues melting into rose, violets glowing into soft ochre. Landscape of Emotional Light Below, the terrain seems to awake in shimmering pulses: the land—a mosaic of wild succulents and desert scrub—vibrates in chartreuse, burnt orange, turquoise, and magenta. Organic shapes rise like guardians, their brushstrokes rhythmic and alive. Though not anchored to a real location, the scene suggests the Southwestern hillsides or coastal ridges just before dawn, where nature breathes in both shadow and light. Color as Story Carey’s expressive brushwork transforms the sky into music. Each curve of pigment feels like a verse, each contrasting color pair a lyric. The moon’s whisper and the sun’s exclamation meet in a visual chorus, reminiscent of Matisse’s harmonies and Van Gogh’s emotional torque—bright yet introspective, jubilant yet hushed. Memory, Not Geography This is a painting birthed from memory and feeling, not direct observation. Carey gathers impressions of light’s transition—moonset, twilight, dawn—and channels them into a single united moment. The scene becomes symbolic: endings leading into beginnings, rest welcoming renewal. The Inner Journey More than a landscape, “Sunrise Moonset” is a metaphor: the fading night evokes closure, the rising sun speaks of hope. It celebrates transformation and the quiet wonder of watching new light unfold. It’s an invitation to pause in the liminal space and witness beauty in flux. "Sunrise Moonset" is a lyrical passage framed in pigment—where sky and land converse, and time is painted in glow and shadow. Cathy Carey invites us into that tender moment between worlds—to feel both the farewell of night and the breath of dawn through color, gesture, and emotional resonance.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Cathy Carey

Exact Dimensions

20"w x 24"t

Year Created

2014

Provide details about the signature

Bottom left

Materials

Oil on Linen