Winter Landscapes
I try to paint a combination of both winter landscapes and cityscapes. Both have a quiet tone due to the blanket of snow. I especially enjoy seeing the landmasses lighter in value than the sky; this almost never happens during the other seasons. But on some days such as in the painting Hilltop, the sky looked almost identical to the snow on the ground. The trees were an interesting mass of texture as they punctuated the horizon line.
The large cityscapes were painted in my studio. It is difficult to paint all the architecture while on location, especially on cold days when the light is abbreviated. We also had a really long run of precipitation, which kept me indoors for about a month. Oil and water do not mix.
Grandpap's Winter
24 x 36
Rt.22 April
9 x 12
Blue Morning
30 x 40
Winter Stump
9 x 12
Fenced In
36 x 48
House Alone
30 x 40
Killer House
9 x 12
Pittsburgh Welcomes Winter
30 x 40
Reaching Tree
16 x 20
Hill House, Winter
24 x 36
Hilltop
11 x 14
Zen Trail
30 x 40
Meltline
16 x 20
Morning Snow
30 x 40
Trunks
11 x 14
Winter Shadows
30 x 40