Trees by the Lake, 2023, oil on canvas, 61.5 x 61.5 cm
This another en plain air picture, painted from the outskirts of Ballarat. Winter can be a cold and bleak time of year but it can also offer us some beautiful and subtle colours. When I saw this from the car I was immediately struck by the deep green grass contrasted against the grey and brown hues of the background. As is always the case, the scene wasn't quite like the image I painted. I added the puddle in the foreground, shifted some trees around and played with the proportions of what I saw.
