Sedona Sonata is a small oil painting, just 3 by 4 inches, capturing the rugged beauty of Sedona’s red rock formations. I used textured brushstrokes and warm tones of orange and yellow to bring the mountains to life, as if sunlight or fire is striking their peaks. The foreground shifts into deep shadows of black and gray, adding contrast and a sense of depth. A softly glowing orb in the dark sky suggests a quiet moonlit night, grounding the scene in a calm, intense atmosphere. This piece was created entirely with knife work, which gave the surface a tactile quality that mirrors the roughness of the rocks themselves.