When the trees drop their leaves there emerges a wonderful winter pattern of tangled branches. The sky emerges in this tangled pattern as a mosaic: tiles of light held firmly in the trees grip. 

I am fascinated by this patterning of nature. Painting is an excellent medium to express the relationships of sky and tree. It is the classic idea of figure ground or space against negative space. Looking through dark branches at glowing sky, first the tree then the sky grabs our attention, or both at once. The paradox and beauty of nature and art is before us.