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February Meadow
2007, oil on linen, 18 x 24. Courtesy Travis Gallery,
New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Fiore believes beautiful skies
can make even the most commonplace field picturesque. |
January Snow,
Early Morning
2007, oil on linen, 30 x 40. Courtesy Travis Gallery,
New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Sky color determines the color
of the landscape. What is
directly below reflects what is above. |
Late February
Snow
2006, oil on linen,
20 x 16. Collection
the artist.
Snow reflects everything
around and above it. Here
it shows traces of cadmium
yellow and red, and, in the shadows, lavender. |
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Meadow, Winter
Trees
2007, oil on linen,
16 x 20. Collection
Cavalier Galleries,
Greenwich, Connecticut.
"I feel that my winter paintings have light and hope in them,"
Fiore says. |
Morning Luminance
2007, oil on linen, 18 x 24.
Collection the artist.
Fiore likes winter because,
"Earth becomes the essence of
what it is," he says. "You can
see the anatomy of the land." |
Winter Evening
2007, oil on linen, 24 x 30. Courtesy Travis Gallery,
New Hope, Pennsylvania.
The artist is attracted to
streams and the way they
reflect the colors of the sky. |
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Winter Meadow, Sun
2007, oil on linen, 24 x 36. Collection the artist.
Fiore thinks in terms of
painting spots of color,
rather than objects.
"Be faithful to value and
color, and you have a
painting," he says. |
Winter Meadow,
Sunset
2007, oil on linen,
30 x 40. Collection
Cavalier Galleries,
Greenwich, Connecticut.
"There's more color in the landscape in winter than in summer," the artist notes. |
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