Winter Landscapes
Winter is still my favorite season to paint. Everyone talks about the joy of autumn, but I find it almost too intense. I love the color and it is a magical time. But if everybody is screaming no one is heard. All that color at once, wow. It just seems to go too fast also. Winter gives me more time to observe. And the landscape is just begging to be painted. You can see through the forest and out over interesting vistas. I like that.
The winter sun is closer to us and that allows for the light to be at a more oblique angle. In other words, the dramatic light happens in early afternoon as the light rakes across the surface. The gray days also are interesting when the ground is snow covered. Normally the sky is the lightest area of the landscape, but winter turns that around. I like to analyze the color masses and paint the subtle harmonies that exist in these relationships.
Artist Vista
46 x 56
Black Water
16 x 20
End of Day
45 x 45
Garage in Winter
11 x 14
Indiana Sky
30 x 40
Meltline
16 x 20
Morning Snow
30 x 40
Trunks
11 x 14
Winter Gray
9 x 12
Winter Light
22 x 28
Winter Shadows
30 x 40
Winter Thaw
24 x 40
Stock Road Sunset
16 x 20
River’s Bend
30 x 40
River Thaw
24 x 36