Four Vivid Paintings for Autumn – Maple Leaf and More

It is a time of year that fills us with warmth on crisp days, these vivid Autumn leaf paintings express my love for this season. For an artist who paints the colour palette of gold to red and green is a feast for the eyes and the soul. I walk daily outside and sometimes I collect these leaves for my studio, I find the endless shapes and colour variations incredibly fascinating. The warmth of Autumn is a part of the spectrum I only seem to paint in the Fall, and with good reason, there is subject matter abounds.

Over the years autumn leaves have found their way into my paintings and the subject of fall and Thanksgiving something that brings joy and celebration with loved ones. The first paintings of Fall and leaves that drew my attention were that of American modernist painter, Georgia O’Keeffe, on our recent trip to Santa Fe and the home and studio of O’Keeffe I was joyful to see her garden and collections of stones, skulls and the trees that lined her property. At the Georgia O’Keeffe museum I was able to view many of her remarkable pieces live, including many informed by nature and of course the fall leaves. I was particularly drawn to this painting, Dark and Lavender Leaves, as it almost resembles a flame in the dark, something also representative of the Autumn season with cracking outdoor fires and indoor fireplaces.

Here are four paintings that embrace the colours of Autumn, nature and leaves. From sugar maple to Japanese red, these still life paintings emit the joy of Autumn.

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