acrylic on paper collage, 29" x 21", 2010

acrylic on paper collage, 29" x 21", 2010
acrylic on paper collage, 29″ x 21″, 2010  acrylic on paper collage, 29″ x 21″, 2010
acrylic on paper collage, 15" x 11", 2010
acrylic on paper collage, 15″ x 11″, 2010

Inspired by a snowshoe walk around my friend Louisa’s field the morning after a heavy snowfall, I spent the winter months exploring the effects of light on the snowy landscape.  These three collages represent a lot of problem solving–from how to depict snow laying on the branches of a white pine to the effects of fading sunlight on a stand of pine trees.  The changing light and sharp contrast between snowy fields and the dark woods posed a wonderful challenge to my painted collage technique.