Monday, March 7, 2011

[Untitled] Thicket


The whole time I was painting this I was also groping for a title. No luck. The subject is a tangle of trees in late autumn.

9 comments:

Maureen said...

The background seemed impressionistic until I enlarged the image to view on screen and could see so much better how you've made the conceptual thicket visual. The hints of yellow against purples-blues-pinks and the foreground are quite lovely. I like the quality of mysteriousness.

Nathan Fowkes said...

Exceptional, photography will never replace painting thanks to images like this.

kingfisher said...

Would it be too mundane to call it "Trees in Late Autumn"? Or "Late Autumn at a Nature Preserve"?

If Maureen hadn't pointed out that the enlargement showed more colors, I probably wouldn't have clicked on it, but yes, the larger version has very pleasing use of color.

tai said...

A simple "Thicket" could suffice. I will have forgotten the title long before the image. It's divine.

Jala Pfaff said...

Ooh, love this. Gentle lavender and green theme, with an unexpected red.

Shelley Smart said...

This is an amazing painting! Love the colors you've used. The whole painting just sings in harmony.

RH Carpenter said...

This one takes my breath away...so beautifully painted. A deepening glade, a hint of mystery, a surprise when you enlarge to see that background and how you've built a thicket there! WOW!

Don Gray said...

Love it, Randall. And would love to see the original to get the true sense of scale and presence.

Jala Pfaff said...

You're on a major roll.