Friday, November 15, 2013

Inspired by Van Gogh

As the temperature hovers near freezing in southern Ontario,
 I'm organizing 
(in the coziness of the studio)
that huge stock of photos 
I've accumulated over the last few months.
This springtime snap reminded me of a Van Gogh oil....

It is the pattern of filtered light and dark shadows
 that drew me to the composition.
I thought I could make the dark trunk balance with the bright whites of the trilliums 
scattered in the shadows at the base of the tree.
Trilliums are most abundant  in the rich composted soil 
at the base of mature deciduous trees.
 

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