Summer Silhouette I was drawn to the idea of painting trees again -- this time silhouetted against a much different sky. The night sky, with its thought provoking mood was replaced in this case with a pink sky -- a sky we might see after sunset. There is an "openness " about it -- much like the infinite depth in night skies as well. It is a peaceful sky, filled with warm light we may find in a summer evening. And, as in so many pictures taken in this light, we see -- in this case -- the distinct outline of the sharply contrasted tree. As in "Winter Silhouette," I was interested in focusing attention on the intricate detail and design of the network of branching against a perfectly simple backdrop of pink light. On evenings such as this, Venus will often begin to glisten in the sky above the ever-darkening horizon Purples, deep pinks and blues will often mix together in what astronomers refer to as the "zodiacal light." Back