Snowy Woodland Stream is based on a roadside stream along Route 15 in Underhill Vermont. Two things caught my attention for this painting, one was the warmer colors in the mass of branches and trees downstream in the background and the other was the snow-covered rocks in the stream itself. I struggled with this painting for a while because the juxtaposition of the warm upper half of the view against the cool lower half with the water made for an unbalanced painting. Only by slightly warming the snow and adding more light than was there on that particular day was I able to get a painting that felt right.
- Subject Matter: Landscape