Sunsets

Sunsets:

I took this picture over the weekend in Ocean City, NJ. I decided on a whim I would take a roadtrip to the beach, since there aren't too many months left where it will be deserted. I think sometimes I like it better that way, and I really really love sunsets. This picture was taken in front of the abandoned roller coaster, pretty fitting for the somber mood I was in. People sometimes misunderstand loners like me, but I find places like this very peaceful. The colors diminishing somehow have this tranquil peace about them, and I can't help but be drawn to them. There's something about nature, watching this process happen slowly over time that inspires me to create. Maybe it's the fact that I love color beyond anything else, I'm not sure. Maybe it's the taming of nature, as we often discuss in class. I'm not sure. All I know is that scenes like this make me question and rethink my own art. It inspires me to create more, perhaps use a color palette the same as this one. In this moment time seemed to stand still. And with this photograph I have that moment imprinted on my brain forever. I stole a moment in time. A beautiful moment. And by looking at this, I'm reminded that beauty and art existed before people even started painting on their primative cave walls...