“Touching Heaven” is a 9x12” acrylic painting on repurposed canvas, and was painted on December 29, 2021.

“Touching Heaven” painting by Connecticut artist Shannon Sorensen

This painting is one of the last pieces of repurposed canvas I received from another local artist to use for my work. I was inspired by the smooth, warm color of the sun on low tide, when the sand is wet and has a thin layer of water that seems to stretch on and on to the horizon.

The textures you see emerging from top to bottom near the middle of the piece is from the layers of paint this canvas was previous used for.