Late light moves across the Montana mountains, turning the high slopes into a patchwork of pink, violet, blue, and muted red. Below, the forest settles into deep shadow, creating a dark foundation for the color and light above. The mountain forms overlap and fold into one another, leading the eye from the near slopes toward the cooler ridges in the distance.
Color carries much of the story in this painting. Warm passages move through the lower slopes while cooler blues trace snowfields, gullies, and distant ridges. Above it all, a pale turquoise sky is interrupted by warm yellow and orange, extending the conversation of warm and cool color beyond the mountains themselves. The simplified shapes and visible pastel marks keep the scene rooted in the experience of the place rather than a literal accounting of every detail.
