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Cliffs of Arroyo Burro by Nancy Davidson, Oil

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Cliffs of Arroyo Burro

Nancy Davidson

Medium
Oil
Dimensions
12 x 24
Price
$2600
Displayed
Santa Barbara

About the work

Storm light does the heavy lifting in Cliffs of Arroyo Burro, a 12 x 24 oil painting by Nancy Davidson, where a break in heavy gray clouds sends a shaft of gold across the sandstone bluff, setting it ablaze against a moody, brooding sky. Below, a shallow tidal creek mirrors the cliff's fire-lit color, its still surface interrupted only by dark rock and a fringe of palms along the shore. Davidson finds real drama in this Santa Barbara landmark by leaning into the tension between the sky's turbulence and the cliff's glow — proof that her coastal quiet can turn electric when the light demands it.