Snow scenes are one of my favorite motifs.  This piece features one of our native Western Red Cedars that I have been “bonsai-ing” for ten years.  The tree is about 30 feet tall, and I have pruned it annually to achieve a wind-swept appearance.  Early in March we had a nice snow fall.  I began this piece as the snow was falling and finished on the second evening.  That night was clear,  the snow was still on the boughs and the sky burned an intense cobalt blue just as the last rays of the sun's light drained from the winter sky.  NEXT