Fallen Leaves in Stream

Artist: Rebecca Tolle

Year: 2018

Medium: oil and cold wax on cradled panel

Size: 16″w x 8″h diptych (two panels of 8″w x 8″h)

Frame: none

This original painting was purchased in 2018 and now resides in a private collection. No prints are available at this time. To see Rebecca’s most recent artwork, please visit Tolle Fine Art.

Description

Orange and yellow leaves adorn the surface of lakes and rivers in autumn months. I have painted these fallen leaves in stream in two stages of movement. First, they have fallen from a tree onto the water’s surface, and second, the current pulls them relentlessly onward. By including two panels, I can create a fuller story, one with movement and inertia. As the leaves flow downstream, this movement begins to break up and disintegrate the beautiful scene.