Sunrise at Fushimi Inari, 19.5"x15.5", oil on canvas, 2025. (Glazed, watermarked, and low-res here)
It started with a cherry blossom painting in January, dreaming of spring. That got me reminiscing about one of my favorite vacations, a trip to Tokyo and Kyoto in the fall of 2019. The hike at the Fushimi Inari shrine at sunrise was a highlight of my time there. I love bright colors, so to see thousands of vermillion torii gates glowing in the first light of the day before anyone else was there was awesome.