Here's a painting titled Illuminations. It's 5 feet across by 4 feet high, and done in oils on linen. It's a theatrical, almost stage-like painting, with snow covering the ground of a moonlit forest. A tree, hung with glowing acorn-like lanterns is approached by a woman who's thinly dressed for a winter night. She seems enraptured, and reaches out towards it. The foreground is warmly illuminated, but in the receding depths of the painting, the light grows dark and cool. |
Illuminations, Oil on Linen. 5' by 4' Here are a couple of details, showing the woman and the illuminated tree. One of the lights is out, and others have fallen into the snow. |
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This scene has a mysterious, dreamlike quality; that moment of poise between an unknown past and an unknown future. |
