Danger at Sundown Art Print

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A man and a woman watch the sunset from a grassy hillside. They are dressed in light summer time clothes. It seems like what should be a romantic occasion, but something is amiss. They both look alertly in the direction of the sun, and the man grasps a gun. Something has caught their attention, something threatening.

There are perhaps millions of artworks featuring sunsets. It's an event that is usually romanticized as in the hero and heroin of a story "riding off into the sunset". I wanted to make a different kind of work though, a sunset with a sinister twist. After all, this is the time of day where the light begins to fail and the darkness of night approaches. I gave the man a gun to emphasize this, but I also used the word "sundown" in the title rather than "sunset" as it has a slightly different, less happy, connotation, the second half of the word being "down" as in descent, falling, or failing. It's like the day is breaking down.

I actually created thi...

Daniel is a classically trained artist. A native of the East Cobb community in the Atlanta Metro area, he majored in art at the University of Georgia and has since accumulated over 25 years of art experience. Most well-known for his scientific illustrations of prehistoric creatures, he is also accomplished in creating Wild West art, fantasy art, wildlife scenes, and horror illustrations. His works have appeared in magazines and newspapers; the covers of books, albums, and products; and even in a few science and natural history museums. Accolades: - Cover of "The Horror Zine Magazine" Summer 2023 - Feature Artist "Wild West Magazine" Summer 2019 - Cover of "Fossil News" Spring 2016 His Illustrations have appearing in - Scientific...