Dzhana

A wooded mountainside slopes down toward a cluster of small houses with red and grey roofs tucked among trees, while snow-streaked blue mountain peaks rise across the far side of the valley. A blossoming tree with golden foliage stands at right, and pink flowering shrubs dot the green slope in the foreground.

Bold, loose strokes of green, gold and blue are set down side by side with little blending, capturing bright midday light and long shadows across the terrain. The high contrast between the cool distant peaks and warm, sunlit foliage gives the view an airy, vivid, open-air freshness.