This image shows a winter landscape drawing which was completed in 2 hours using chalk pastels on coloured A3 paper. The technique chosen was impressionistic, and the limited colour pallete is composed of only cold shades of blue, black and light yellow.
The composition is balanced and there are various points of interest which carry the attention of the viewer horizontally across the entire drawing. The complexity of the scene was handled using an impressionistic technique, hinting detailed areas with short thick strokes of chalk. The use of strong contrasting colours helps shape the landscape and give depth to the drawing. The cold colour pallete was also nicely chosen to express the various winter related elements of the scene - the snowy trees, the frozen lake and even the cold weather. The direction of the sun light is indicated in a subtle way using highlights.
The surface of the lake wasn't perfectly observed - the fact that it is frozen is unclear in this image, but the reflections were nicely hinted. The clouds are also successfully suggested with soft smudged lines, and their addition seems to balance the entire composition, as the right side is generally darker in tone than the left side of the drawing.
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