Winter's Colors

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

Winter Stream 16 x 20” Oil © Matthew Richter

Matthew Richter has immersed himself in the light and land of the Midwestern prairie, where he lived and painted for many years. Through countless hours of roaming this landscape and painting it, he has gained an intimate knowledge of the nuances of light, form and color around him. Over time, his paintings have evolved from recordings of his observations into highly personal expressions which connect his viewers to the beauty of the countryside around him. To achieve that artistic level, Matthew creates his own palette of colors and unique brushwork to suggest a world greater than that which is apparent on the surface. We had the opportunity to interview Richter earlier on The Artist’s Road here. His recent paintings capture the nuanced colors of the snowy winter landscape. He described the pigments he chose to use on the painting above, Winter Stream, and below, Winter Bottomland - Winter Snow.

“The shadows are co…