A Walk in the Woods by James Edward Scherbarth

Blue tree trunks rise through a green wood, and gold light gathers in the undergrowth.

This painting, A Walk In The Woods, is by James Edward Scherbarth (1949-2021), dated 2016, in oil and cold wax on cradle board, signed, titled and dated 2016 en verso. Woodland interiors have long tempted landscape painters, a chance to paint light filtering rather than falling. A thick cobalt trunk rises at left, with thinner dark trunks behind. Teal and pale blue fill the canopy, scattered with white. Below, a mossy green floor is dashed with yellow and orange, and a band of rust glows in the middle distance. It is 12 inches wide and 12 high.

No trail markers needed, and no mud on the boots.