Holy Icon

"Twilight Surge Near Monterey", acrylic on canvas, Rada Vasiljevic and Bishop Maxim, 2025

Set along the storied coastline near Monterey, this impressionist seascape captures the Pacific at the threshold of evening, when colors loosen and the landscape breathes in deeper hues. The cliffs rise in expressive strokes of emerald, violet, and rose, their textured surfaces echoing the rugged beauty of the Monterey headlands. Below, the water shimmers in layers of turquoise and pearly white, suggesting the rhythmic surge of waves that define this part of the California coast. The painting’s lively, windswept brushwork evokes both the immensity of the Pacific and the quiet inwardness one feels standing before it—a tender homage to the timeless dialogue between sea, light, and shore near Monterey.