Sprinklers at Dusk – Barry™

Watercolor on stretched paper, 3’H x 4’W

Sprinklers at Dusk captures one of those in-between moments—when the day hasn’t ended but is already retreating. The sky is soft, the light diffuse, and the only sound is the steady rhythm of sprinklers crossing the grass. It’s not dramatic, but it’s deeply felt. The trees fade gently into shadow, their forms recognizable but receding, and the water itself becomes a kind of punctuation—timed arcs cutting the stillness into meditative intervals.

Barry painted this scene entirely from memory, after stopping to rest during a twilight run. He had only a pencil and a sketchbook, so the colors were recorded later—mapped from memory, emotion, and the way the air felt at the time. The result is not a documentary image, but an emotional one. A record not of detail, but of atmosphere.

This piece is available as a fine art giclée print upon request. Check back to see the forthcoming full resolution scan.