SUNRISE
why I paint the
Sunrise captured by Theo Smith on June 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Our inspiration rises with the Sun
Each morning, the sky reminds us of our own capacity for growth and renewal. Its magical transformation—from purple to glowing orange, pink, and yellow—provides a visual metaphor for how we, too, can rise and change.
A sunrise encapsulates the power of renewal. The end of night and the beginning of day unite in a gradual transition from darkness to light—delicate yet powerful. This daily merging symbolizes transformation: night’s chill meeting day’s promise, silence giving way to song, and mystery evolving into understanding.
Every sunrise is a quiet revelation,
The horizon whispers what words cannot.
Light gathers gently, shrouded in mystery,
At the threshold of night and day, wonder awaits.
No two horizons tell the same story,
Yet the ordinary holds the extraordinary.
Dreams unfold where night meets day—
each dawn, both fleeting and eternal.
In stillness, we learn to see.
The sky reminds us to be.
RISE
The sunrise marks both ending and beginning—
a threshold of stillness and becoming.
Ascending, she calls to you—
an invitation to rise
and step into new challenges with quiet grace.
STILLNESS
Beauty dwells in stillness—
the calm of mind and body,
where clarity drifts in on golden sunbeams.
In the hush of morning light,
a new perspective awakens.
QUIET PROMISE
Hope unfurls softly over the horizon,
promises made in the morning sky.
The light whispers you are magic,
and dreams are real,
encouragement rising with the dawn.
EVERMORE
The morning light gathers around us,
wrapping us in memory,
an unbreakable tether to those we have loved.
Their presence lingers softly,
eternal, evermore.
UNFOLDING
No two horizons tell the same tale—
their mysteries unfolding in tranquil light.
Notice the miracle in the stillness,
where fleeting details glimmer
like treasures at dawn.
