Snow Shadows of Aspens distills winter to two essentials: light and structure. Richard Wieth sets bright trunks upright against a field of cool white and lets blue shadows rake diagonally across the snow. The design is graphic but never stiff; subtle shifts in value and temperature keep the surface alive. Instead of describing individual twigs or leaves, the painting leans on rhythm—repeat, pause, repeat—so the eye moves easily through the stand. The palette is limited and purposeful. Blues bend from lavender to ultramarine, grays tilt warm where bark warms to sun, and a few high notes at trunk edges form the crisp spine of the scene. The result is calm and grounding, a winter morning that sharpens a room without chilling it.
 
Hung where natural light changes, the painting gives new readings throughout the day, highlighting different relationships between trunk, shadow, and open snow.