Two of my recent works explicitly explore the need to find light and hope amid oppressive circumstances, and I’ve titled them so.
Dusk of Agony (https://www.jwharrington.com/figurativ-paintings/dusk-of-agony) depicts a dramatic sunset during the smoke that pervaded the northwest US during the peak of wildfire season – fires in California, Oregon, and Washington produced smoke that covered much of the eastern Pacific Ocean and carried back north and west. It’s dusk, dark, threatening, and yet has openings of sunlight and a deep, deep blue waterscape. I hope it really does depict the dusk of our shared agonies.
Season of Darkness, Season of Light (https://www.jwharrington.com/figurativ-paintings) loosely depicts late afternoon (believe it or not, once you look at it) during the same period, looking over the Tacoma Narrows toward the Narrows Bridge. It’s nearly monochromatic (which was surprisingly gratifying to render), but has impressionistic points of light, reflecting off the water from the barely visible sun. Again, I’ve titled it to provide a sense of hope.