In the Forest, Fillius Ridge Wood Print

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It is the middle of winter in the Colorado foothills and Fillius Ridge is the spiny crest of a steep, forested hillside. The rugged scene is another study in contrast involving opposing shapes, edges and values.
The forest interior during the winter is one of the most austere places on earth erecting a severe barrier from the rock, ice and fallen lumber found in a forbidding wilderness. Life is a struggle on the lofty rim where plants, trees and animals struggle to survive this season of gloom.
The flickering landscape makes a gradual transition towards abstraction as the indistinct edges of the lodgepole pine melt into the morning sky. The dark mood is alleviated by a trickle of pink light that gradually seeps through a web of tangled branches and needled foliage.
It is a natural patchwork of analogous colors where white highlights streak across the cliff’s snowy surface. The sharp angles of the deep, blue shadows convey action and dynamic movement that spread across thi...

Miller Fine Art is an online gallery featuring the creative work of three different artists from the same family. Begun in the sandhills of western Nebraska, they drifted apart after taking different pathways. Presently, trails have converged in a unique collaboration of art and ideas. A diverse collection of original artwork by Bern, Dan and Dustin Miller is now available for purchase in a wide variety of prints. Bern is a horseman and historian blessed with an unending flow of creativity. A western artist settled in Bridgeport Nebraska, his historically-themed renderings are elegant reminders of our fascinating past. Dan is a searcher for truth and beauty with a love for nature. A colored pencil artist located in Evergreen...