Sunset River, 2023, oil on gesso board, 12 x 16 in. / 30.48 x 40.64 cm.

Sunset River, Brian Wagner, 2023, oil on gesso board, 12 x 16 in. / 30.48 x 40.64 cm.

Driving home to Evergreen CO for years, I had this view available near Upper Bear Creek, which flowed into Evergreen Lake. The light reflection in this painting reveals the multiple landscape colors in my interpretive mind.