San Diego, California by Pim Van Hemmen

Photography by Pim Van Hemmen

Photography by Andrew Mills

Cape Rosier, Maine by Pim Van Hemmen

Image: Onne van der Wal

“It’s like a vessel that needs a couple of coats of paint for the true color to come out,” William Davis says. He’s describing the way he layered the oils to convey nature’s subtle shades in Last Sail of the Season. “You work in stages. The sky — it might take several coats to get it right.”