Riders Of The Golden Sky 2021

Mark Maggiori conjured ‘Riders of the Golden Sky’ in a blaze of ochres and browns, crafting this Western scene. The light here is wild, right? And the land feels vast, painted like a memory of a place. I can imagine Maggiori, mixing up these earthy tones, layering the paint thick in some spots to make those bushes pop. It's as if each stroke captures a moment, like the wind kicking up dust. There’s a real sense of drama in the sky, with those huge clouds looming - you can almost smell the rain. Painters like Maggiori remind me that picture-making is like a dance through time. He's in conversation with painters like Frederic Remington, but he’s also totally doing his own thing. And that’s how painting lives on, each artist riffing off the past while inventing their own future.