Late Winter Day, 31 x 32, Mixed Media on Canvas
| This painterly classic is one of the most complex compositions in my collection. Tall, willowed pines weigh heavy under newly fallen snow while fingered shadows stealthily crawl beneath their feet. Golden sunlit hues adorn each exposed branch while shyer boughs remain blue and hidden in shadow. I see light penetrating translucent green ferns that stand on a rolling blanket of soft powder that shelters half buried dead wood on the right. A blue gray sky curtains the scene holding the composition together from all sides. I recall the hot sun on my skin as I turned towards the scene. The air was still and warm near sunset. Again, the golden hour was upon me so swiftly. Shadows grew longer by the second as I waited and waited for the light I needed. |