The Sunset Descent (Open Edition)

The Story

A Ring-billed Gull with its wings arched and talons dropping, silhouetted against a brilliant yellow and orange sunset while preparing to land on a wooden pier among a row of perched gulls.

The Location

Captured on the boardwalk in Solomons Island, MD. The Patuxent River is in the background.

Artist's Perspective

"There's a precision to a gull's landing that most people never notice. Wings arched, feet dropped, adjusting for wind — and all of it happening while a dozen other birds refuse to make room. The sunset backlighting turns a common moment into something worth studying." — Ryan Lott

Curator's Recommendation

The horizontal orientation (landscape cut) makes this piece well-suited for living rooms, offices, and above fireplaces. Available as a fine art paper print or archival-quality framed canvas in white or black.

Print Quality

Archival-Quality Canvas. Made in the USA with globally sourced materials.

Every Chesapeake Focus print is produced on archival-grade poly-cotton canvas using UL GREENGUARD GOLD certified inks — water resistant, fade resistant, and anti-yellowing. Each canvas is hand-stretched over kiln-dried stretcher bars that are knot-free and warp-free, then finished with your choice of hardwood floater frame in matte black, white, brown, or natural. Ready to hang right out of the box.

Stretcher bars sourced from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests — a quiet nod to the landscapes our work celebrates.