"I Am the Sunrise of Each Bright New Day I Experience [Summer 6]" Limited Edition, Giclee Premium Paper Print

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Print Quality Details

These museum-quality giclée canvas and premium paper prints are crafted with premium, ethically sourced materials and archival, acid-free inks to ensure lasting beauty. From durable poplar wood stretcher bars to precision Epson printing, every piece reflects exceptional craftsmanship, delivering a timeless, elegant artwork made to the highest professional standards.

These are outstanding giclées or archival pigment prints where each one is hand proofed and signed by me.  Giclée printing is a fine art digital printing method using specialist archival pigment inks and acid-free papers; creating museum/gallery prints with excellent depth of colour, longevity and stability.

Studies have shown that Giclee Prints colour vividness can last in excess of 200 years with tests by independent bodies such as Wilhelm Research and printer manufacturers such as Epson. This gives assurance to collectors and art buyers of this type of printing method.

Enhanced Matte archival and acid-free paper has a clean, simple and flat surface, smooth to the touch, and easy on the eyes.

Basis Weight: 192 gsm
ISO Brightness: 104%
Opacity: 94%

Ink: Epson UltraChrome HDR represents our latest generation of pigment ink technology, utilizing ten colors. Epson UltraChrome HDR Ink produces the widest color gamut ever from an Epson Stylus Pro printer.

Printing equipment: the Epson P9570 Pro Series, a state-of-the-art paper printer in the industry today, prints with the utmost clarity and intensity of the original digital artwork.

Artwork Description and Symbolism

“I Am the Sunrise of Each Bright New Day I Experience” is a visual invocation of renewal—an invitation to begin again with intention, no matter what yesterday held. In the larger spirit of The Desert Abstraction Project, the Sonoran Desert becomes more than scenery: it becomes a mirror for the inner path—where awakening is less about adopting a perfect belief system and more about practicing honest presence, open-minded inquiry, and the daily choice to return to love over fear.

The artwork radiates with a bold, surreal sunrise: an intense yellow sky that feels almost electric, spilling warmth and momentum across the entire scene. Against that luminous field, spindly, cactus-like silhouettes rise like desert sentinels—both fragile and enduring—while sharp, blade-like close-ups of cactus needles cut through the composition with urgency. Color layers transition from deep purples and blues near the ground into fiery hues toward the horizon, creating depth and an atmosphere that feels half-dream, half-reality. The interplay of organic forms and spiky abstraction delivers a truth the desert teaches well: a new day is not always gentle, but it is always an opening—alive with possibility, edged with honesty, and shaped by how you choose to meet it.

This is where the title becomes a practice. The “sunrise” here isn’t just light—it’s agency. It’s the moment you stop identifying with yesterday’s story and start aligning with today’s direction. The tension in the piece—between warmth and unease, softness and sharpness—mirrors real transformation: hope without denial, courage without perfection, and forward motion without forgetting what you’ve learned. If you’re drawn to art that energizes a space while also strengthening your inner life, this piece is designed to be a daily trailhead—something you return to each morning as a reminder that your next choice matters. Bring it into your home or workspace now, and let it anchor the bright new day you are ready to live.

The Desert Abstraction Project

Accompanying Inspirational Exercise — “Sunrise Reset: Set Your Day in Motion” (3 minutes, morning practice)
Stand before the artwork and examine the bright yellow, which represents your renewed intention, and the area of spikes/needles, which represents the friction you anticipate today (stress, doubt, conflict, resistance). Then do three quick prompts: (1) Intention: “Today, I choose to embody ___.” (peace, courage, patience, focus, compassion) (2) Boundary: “To protect that, I will say no to ___.” (overthinking, rushing, people-pleasing, self-criticism) (3) One Action: “Before noon, I will ___.” (one concrete step that makes the day real). Close with one sentence aloud: “A new day is here, and I choose how I meet it.” Repeated daily, this turns the artwork into a practical compass—helping your sunrise become more than a mood, and more like a way of living.