Winter Sunlight 1939

Glenn Stuart Pearce made this painting, Winter Sunlight, using oil on board. I wonder if Pearce was painting from life, standing outside in the cold, or from memory, picturing the place in his mind? The monochrome palette really sets the mood. The painting evokes a sense of quiet stillness. I can imagine Pearce layering the paint, scraping it away, and building it up again. Look at the bare trees, how their branches reach out like delicate, spidery fingers. I can imagine Pearce contemplating the relationship between light and shadow, how they define the forms of buildings, the road, and the sky. The artist is creating a feeling through tone and mood, leaving space for interpretation. I love how paintings can be like a conversation, across generations, inspiring each other to see and feel the world in new ways. Paintings are places for uncertainty and ambiguity.