Summit Encounters

Summit Encounters is a pair of 8×10 paintings that capture the quiet drama of reaching the top. Deep black forms anchor the landscape, while bold orange terrain meets an orange-and-blue sunset sky—alive with contrast, tension, and beauty.

These works reflect the visual and spiritual encounters that happen at the summit: moments of clarity after the climb, where effort gives way to awe. The meeting of dark land and luminous sky speaks of perseverance, revelation, and the stillness that follows ascent.

Created as companion pieces, the paintings invite the viewer to slow down, look outward, and consider what is revealed when higher ground is reached.