One broad oak stands alone in an open field, and it can't decide what season it is. Graciela Lozano gave the left side of its crown soft, sage-green summer leaves over warm tan grass. The right side is bare, with thin branches dusted in snow above a white field. This half summer half winter painting lets both seasons share one trunk.
Graciela worked it in her misty watercolor style. The sky is loose washes of cream, gray and a hint of peach. Flecks of white scatter across the leaves and grass like falling snow, and quick dry-brush strokes pull tall grasses up from the bottom edge. Small touches of rose and slate blue sit low in the foreground.
It suits anyone who loves a quiet snowy landscape painting but doesn't want a cold room all year. It's a thoughtful gift for someone who notices the turn of the seasons, and it fits easily into a collection of winter art prints without looking like a holiday piece.
As canvas wall art, the soft beige and white palette settles nicely over a sofa, in a bedroom, or along a hallway with natural wood and linen. Hang it as winter scene wall art from November on, then leave it up, because half of it is still summer.