Barbara Schauß, Frau Holle, Acrylic on Canvas

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Mother Holle has shaken out her beds. The landscape is blanketed in a light layer of the season's first snow. … Read more Mother Holle has shaken out her beds. The landscape is blanketed in a light layer of the season's first snow. Is this a glimpse of an enchanting landscape, or a frozen river already bearing the marks of ice skating? Patches of earth still show through the pristine snow cover. Perhaps the snow will stay? Created using mixed media and built up in many layers, the work possesses a tactile quality. Various pastel tones shimmer beneath the surface. Depending on the lighting, the image takes on the appearance of a glacier—at times icy blue, at others tinged with a subtle turquoise hue. For the finish, a texture of tiny glass beads was applied in numerous areas, creating a delicate sparkle that shifts with the light. Signed by Maker See less