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This is from our local tree farm, the view is uncompromised, and so peaceful. There was a bit of nostalgia involved for me, the scene looked somewhat melancholy, yet hopeful, with the dark and overcast sky against the tapestry of color on the hills, and the baby trees that would get more time to grow and mature, rather than get cut for the holiday rush. That made me cheerful to think that the holidays are approaching...the landscape seemed to reflect that, as if it were taking a deep breath before it stepped forward into the impending soft blankets of snow that will no doubt be here in a few weeks...
This was painted en plein air, with a limited palette of zinc white, burnt sienna, french ultra marine blue, cobalt blue, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, scarlet lake, and sap green, mixed with a mixture of 1/2 turpentine and 1/2 linseed oil.
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