Painting luminous moments — where the coast meets shifting light

A woman standing next to her seascape painting of a beach scene with a person and a dog, on an easel in an art studio.
A woman standing next to her seascape painting of a beach scene with a person and a dog, on an easel in an art studio.

Aruna Rao paints luminous coastal light—
shimmer on water and its shift at the edge of day, often felt through moments of quiet human presence.

Her work is represented by Sheldon Fine Art (Naples, FL and Newport, RI) and Thornwood Gallery (San Antonio, TX).

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Featured Painting

Oil painting of a glowing coastal sunset with a golden shimmer path reflecting across calm water, distant shoreline and boats silhouetted against a warm orange sky, displayed in a refined interior setting above a wooden console table.

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36 × 36 inches, Oil on Linen

Selected work from the Golden Shimmer Series