The last light of day burns across the sky like embers, glowing above the surf and the weathered rails of Cape May Point's ghost tracks. These remnants of an old rail line appear and disappear with the shifting sand, surfacing like a memory the landscape refuses to let go.
Painted in watercolor, this piece focuses on atmosphere, color, and the quiet drama of sunset along this historic stretch of shoreline. The warm sky, the darkened silhouettes of the dunes, and the diagonal pull of the track create a sense of movement toward the fading light, echoing the way memory and landscape intersect along the New Jersey coast.
I wanted to capture that charged moment just before dark takes over, when the sky holds its final fire and everything feels both fleeting and inevitable. It is a painting for someone who stays to watch the whole sunset, start to finish.
