When my husband and I bought a house by the ocean, a dream had come true for me. It was something I had waited for my whole life. I wasn’t sure how we’d afford it but after years of research and watching the market, we suddenly “seized the day.” One of our favorite things to do is watch the sunset at the end of the street. I sent a photo off to My Pop Art and I put the artwork above the mantelpiece in our living room. It’s such a bright, vivid piece, I swear, it lights up the room!

Capturing a sunset photo is one of my easier creative tasks. I picked up photography a few years ago, while I was on vacation. There’s tons for me to learn but the sunset, well – it seems to do the work itself! I do wait until the final minutes of the sunset for a good shot. If you take it too early, the photograph can often be overexposed or it doesn’t have the subtle colorful nuances that happen right before the sun dips over the horizon.

Sometimes its nice just to observe the sunset. I take my camera out only occasionally. The sunset at the end of the street has become a time for my husband and I to reconnect after a busy day and that’s my first priority. But when I do bring my camera, I know nature itself will create the perfect photograph for me…I just have to click a button!