Oil on canvas, Image: 48"h x 36"w, Frame: 49"h x 37"w, Item No. 22079,
In “Desert Memory”, Martin Blundell captures a sky ablaze with the vivid hues of sunset.
Layers of golden yellows and fiery oranges blend seamlessly into soft lavender clouds, while streaks of violet, mauve, and slate blue add depth and contrast to the radiant expanse. The lower edge of the painting features vibrant foliage, rendered in vertical strokes that stand out in the horizontally dominant composition.
Blundell’s masterful use of bold color and dynamic brushwork evokes the fleeting, ethereal beauty of the desert sky, leaving viewers with a sense of awe and quiet reflection, much like the desert itself.