A star-filled night sky spreads above a vast canyon. The Milky Way sweeps diagonally across it in swirls of cream, gold and deep blue. Layered rock walls fall away toward a pale river that winds through the distant gorge, and a faint glow lies along the horizon.

The paint is applied thickly with a palette knife. The foreground cliffs are built from ridged, glossy strokes of copper and chocolate brown, and the sky churns with textured dabs of blue. The warm rock and cool night sky give the scene a dramatic, awe-struck feel.