Sunset at the gate Painting

Everyday for 7 years I would walk through my home and see this view, the picturesque view was almost commonplace. Yet, sometimes in the early evening an amazing sunset or after glow would stop me in my tracks. I don't know that I've ever seen sunsets this beautiful anywhere else. The closest would be in New Mexico where the sky seems so close that you feel a part of the colors or clouds. But the view of the bay with it's ever changing array of amazing sights and of course the Horizon line trailing away over the ocean never ceased to amaze me. This painting was inspired by one of those memories and I've only seen the sky turn Technicolor twice before like this and I tried my best to capture it on canvas and after 18 days of countless renditions with a palette that was the most complex I've ever mixed I feel i came close to what I saw that night. The soul of this painting lies scattered throughout the transitions of color that seem impossible to have occurred naturally...but they came to life on this canvas and I hope it speaks to you....enjoy.