Boats at Sunrise, 2026

They are coming toward you. Out of the burning light of a sunrise, boats moving through the water, closing the distance — and there is something almost cinematic about it, the way the scene holds you in place as they approach.

Brett Muhlhan painted this work in oils on canvas in 2026, capturing that charged moment when vessels emerge from the glare of a setting sun. The light fractures across the water, the silhouettes sharpen, and you find yourself on the shore, waiting. It is a painting that puts you somewhere.

• Original oil on canvas
• 77 × 101 cm, unframed
• Signed by the artist
• Ready to hang or frame to your preference