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How I Paint the Light of Late Afternoon in Alexander Valley

How I Paint the Light of Late Afternoon in Alexander Valley

The golden hour in wine country is fleeting — here's how I capture it in oil. The way light falls across the vineyard rows at 4pm in October is unlike anything I've seen anywhere else in the world. Long shadows, warm amber earth, and that particular quality of California light that makes everything glow from within. In this post I walk through my process for capturing that magic on canvas.