Our senses are heightened when we visit a snowy landscape. It is quieter than at other times of the year, and this produces a keen awareness of what ambient sound there is. It similar to the feeling of visiting someone when they are sleeping. Our awakeness stands in stark contrast to the sleeper: this is brought into sharp distinction in a snowy landscape.

I've loved the light that winter produces all my life. This simple painting attempts to describe the deepest, dark greens that the fir trees take on. The colors in the sky are also changed, charged; filled with heaviness.