Into the Sun

Sunshine floods the common area of our rental in the afternoon. I like the way the afternoon light falls across the tile floor and was working to capture it in this sketch. As I was completing it my nephew went to the window and looked out, his hand raised to shield his face. I was able to fit him into the sketch and think the figure with his raised arm enhances the feeling of the intense sunshine.

This is a pastel, pen and gouache sketch.