Dusk "What is dusk?" we may ask. Of course we know that this is the time of day when the sun slips down below the horizon after the daylight has come and gone. But here, in "Dusk," a big crescent moon replaces our sun. And who is to say dusk has arrived here? No one. But it seems not to be a rising moon to me. It appears not to be a morning view. Possibly this is because the moon (here) appears to be setting in a valley that would appear extremely empty with out it. In emptiness, there is a suggestion of an end -- in this case, the end of a day. Had the moon been smaller in this scene, or if it had been higher up, or if the valley walls had been more rolling as in a meadow, then this may well have been the beginning of a new day. This little painting is very much like the larger painting called "Good-bye" in that its moon is vanishing without a word. There is always an end for every beginning we witness. Likewise, there is always something new to follow if we keep watching for it. Dawn will come. Back