Radiance that surrounds

Last night I saw beautiful backlit images of people walking, running and hiking up Tumamoc Hill, a very significant historical site in Tucson. I’ve long been fascinated by the radiance that surrounds people with sunlight from behind, especially how it refracts and the unpredictable effects it produces visually. Translating some of these effects into paintings is one of my quests these days. I do it with landscapes and nature and want to extend it to figurative work, as well.