Waking Warmth Walnut Fox

Acrylic on Archival Canvas

30 x 40"

The first light of day finds this fox still and content, leaning against the bark of a walnut as warmth seeps into the morning. Violet shadows melt into amber light, capturing that quiet surrender between sleep and wakefulness. The fox isn’t in a hurry to rise; he basks in the gentle warmth of a morning full of quiet grace.

With this piece, I wanted to capture the tender glow of morning sunlight, how it drifts across the land and warms everything it touches. I aimed to convey the quiet joy of waking into a day filled with gentle beauty, the soft serenity that comes before the world stirs. In this moment, there is stillness and ease, a pause to simply breathe and be. The fox becomes a witness to that early light, an emblem of calm and peaceful delight, reminding us of the small yet profound pleasure of beginning the day surrounded by warmth, color, and quiet wonder.