Silver Moon Bare Branches Painting Van Gogh almost sculptural depth

almost sculptural depth

Behind it rise rugged grey mountains

soft browns and the chalky white of the trunks pair naturally with stone

conjuring the warmth and abundance of an arid landscape that refuses to stay quiet

gentle blues and inky branch work pair happily with light wood

Silver Moon Bare Branches Painting Van Gogh almost sculptural depthA luminous silver white moon glows through a veil of cloud in this brooding, atmospheric painting, framed by the gnarled limbs of a leafless tree that arches dramatically across the canvas. The brushwork is loose and expressive, layering indigo, slate and cool blue into a misty winter sky, while spidery branches and low tangled scrub reach in from either side towards the centre. The moon casts a hazy radiance that bleeds into the surrounding cloud and