Estrella Sunset - Bethany Stephan

This original oil painting captures one of those rare, soul-stirring Arizona sunsets that stops you in your tracks. The Estrella Mountains are cloaked in deep shadow—strong, still, and silent—while the sky above them burns with drama. Thin clouds stretch across the horizon, their edges lit up in electric yellow, as if the sun set them on fire just before slipping away. The contrast between the glowing sky and the dark, grounded mountains felt like a moment suspended in time—powerful, fleeting, and full of reverence. I painted this to hold onto that feeling, that electric stillness when the desert lights up with one final breath before nightfall.

This painting comes framed in a custom hardwood frame chosen by the artist to complement the painting.