Art is the Solution

Winter Trees Source: WikiArt As the weather continues to get colder, I want to share another winter landscape with you. This piece is entitled Winter Trees , and, as the title suggests, it depicts barren trees standing in a desolate field with a cloudy sky in the background. While it is a simple scene on its face, it is the use of color and style within the painting that makes it interesting. Winter Trees was produced by one of the most innovative painters of his time: Egon Schiele. While I have never been a huge fan of Schiele’s art, it is impossible to deny that his style is completely unique and instantly recognizable. His brushstrokes are loose and painterly, and he uses bold lines to create twisting and distorted shapes. His subjects tend to be bold and unapologetically raw, and contemporary commentators often criticized him for the explicit eroticism of his art. While Winter Trees is a simpler and more subdued piece than many of Schiele’s paintings, it is still possible to see hi...