Looking Up
Looking Up
By Sarah St. George
Looking Up is a deeply enchanting, soulful, and visually vibrant 8x16in. pastel painting on paper by Evergreen, Colorado artist Sarah St. George. This elegant vertical composition captures the awe-inspiring experience of standing within a golden autumn grove, gazing upward through tall, slender aspen trunks as they reach toward a crisp mountain sky. The piece transforms a beloved regional moment into a complex and celebratory contemporary landscape work.
St. George displays a sophisticated command of soft pastel, using rich, velvety marks to build glowing light and luminous texture. The aspen canopy bursts with brilliant shades of canary yellow, warm gold, and subtle hints of chartreuse, beautifully set against a clear blue sky and a distant ridge of deep pine green. The slender white and grey tree trunks are rendered with expressive, deliberate strokes that capture their subtle curves and bark details, rising gracefully out of a sunlit forest floor of warm grasses and rust-colored earth. Presented in a custom-designed frame featuring a striking, substantial matte black molding and a slender, distressed gold inner liner (as seen in image_20.png), it is a captivating statement piece that effortlessly bridges classic Impressionist landscape traditions with the vibrant energy of contemporary Western art.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 8x16in. (Artwork), approximately 14x22in. (Framed)
- Medium: Pastel on paper
- Artist: Sarah St. George (Evergreen, CO)
- Framing: Included, custom matte black frame with gold liner
- Style: Contemporary Impressionism / Landscape