In this painting I’m abstracting lingering human shapes in a burnt snow covered forest.

Forests change through seasons and people follow it. We follow with our clothing, our activities, or our destinations. Some people run to the snow and others run away from it. When I paint human shapes in nature the clothing they wear tells the story of the season.

Tucked In, 2019 is a 16 x 20 inch mixed media painting on stretched canvas. My subjects for this piece are two children bundled up in their protective snow gear.

I like the puffy abstract shapes of the children’s padded bodies. The subjects are set in a snowy mountain landscape where some trees are burnt and others untouched. A variety of grasses, roots, boulders, and speckled snow sweep through the scene. The skyline is high above the children. They feel nestled into the land.

These are my children on a day when we were out hunting for the best Christmas tree. Each time we stopped to scope out our piney options the kids jumped out with their sled and had a great time. I took lots of pictures to add to my trove of reference materials.