Daytime "Night"

"Eclipse | Totality" by Michelle Louis

The Sun. No wonder our ancestors revered it. Earth's weather, seasons, climate, and ocean currents are all driven by solar power. This yellow dwarf star, a near perfect sphere of blazing hot gases, holds our solar system together.
     On April 8, 2024, the moon passed in front of the sun bringing daytime "night"—a total eclipse—to those in the path of totality. We took a road trip to the zone and were not disappointed. The experience was mind altering and life changing.
     You may recognize that distinctive influence in several of my recent paintings—day versus night, light versus shadows—a whirlwind of time and shape and emotion. My large diptych (two paneled) painting, "Eclipse | Totality" expresses my wonder and joy at the collision of the terrestrial with the celestial with human consciousness. I hope you get a chance to feel it in your lifetime.

You can see all my eclipse-influenced paintings here.

In the artist's studio.