Soft pastels on museum-quality wood panel, 18” x 24” x 1/8”. Requires framing under glass. This pastel artwork was inspired by autumn birch trees in the first snowfall of the cold season. It is based on a scene at the Chicago Botanic Garden, using some artistic licence. I aimed at producing a vivid contrast between the ‘hot’ yellows and golds of the autumn foliage and the ‘cold’ whites of the birch trunks and snow. The trunks and lines of the branches create an interesting interplay of lines and patterns.