Some Texan suburbs hide little gems like this one. The painting depicts a landscape in a Willowbend neighborhood in Plano, Texas. This painting was done alla prima and en plein air, meaning in one sitting and outdoors. Oksana loves such quick studies as they turn out lively and fresh. In this painting a house with a stairway into the lake is depicted. Across the lake, blooming bushes and cattails fill in the foreground. In the background, the house, the walkway and the garden complete the picture. It was painted in the afternoon on a hot summer day, so the light is strong and bright. This sunny mood is carried throughout the painting. Greens, blues, and pale yellows are used mainly in this painting. Broad and loose brushstrokes guide the viewer's eye from tree to the bushes, and then to the lake to complete the circle. This painting is certainly a start of the new series of paintings from this gorgeous neighborhood!
Artist: Oksana Ossipov
Title: Willowbend Lake Landscape
Medium: Oil on linen panel
Year painted: 2022
Size: 12 x 9 in
Signed on the front
Comes unframed
