Blue shadows shroud steep mountain cliffs in indigo as the sun peeks above an azure horizon. Gilding the sky, it announces dawn in the sierra. A waterfall cascades to a rushing river as the first birds awaken and sing to its music. The pale light of sunrise when the world seems almost monochrome inspired me, the moment when a sunbeam announces a new day, says Andean artist Raúl Cárdenas. Titled Amanecer andino in Spanish.
