Beneath a vast and changing sky, a low ridge catches the warmth of passing light. Ochres, muted greens, and earthy reds move across the distant hills, while above them layers of blue, violet, grey, and pale gold gather and dissolve into one another. The land occupies only a small part of the composition, allowing the sky to feel immense and giving the landscape a sense of quiet isolation.
Rather than describing a particular place in detail, the painting is about the relationship between land, atmosphere, and distance. Soft edges and layered passages allow forms to emerge and disappear, much the way they do when looking across miles of open country. There is a stillness in the land below, but the sky is always moving, carrying weather and light across a landscape that seems content simply to wait beneath it.
