Carlson's Trees
6x6, soft pastel
John F. Carlson was one of the leading landscape and snowscape painters in America in the early 20th century. He also authored a book "Carlson's guide to Landscape Painting" which is extremely popular with landscape artists...a must read that's currently still on my "must read" list. I'm sure I'll get to it someday.
For this piece, I took a bit of liberty with the colors I chose compared to those in his exceptional piece. However, my purpose with this painting was to practice a snowy landscape and not actually copy his piece. I'm happy to put my own little spin on it. It's actually a scene very similar to one I see often while walking the dog in Cascade.
