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Darker, shorter days. It is the season of advent, from the Latin word adventus: arrival.

The feeling is palpable; waiting out the darker, shorter days until they begin to grow longer, signaling a new year ahead. It is hard to resist the impulse to light a candle. It just feels right.

The light is beautiful and hopeful.

I have been working on a series of small studies of red votive candles, I am literally painting them in the dark, usually early in the morning before the sun comes up. The warm red light is inviting, and it is peaceful working in the early hours with reds and black perhaps to capture the charm of a candle in the dark.