The artwork, titled “Odds and Ends,” was created by Emily Carr in 1939 and belongs to the Post-Impressionism art movement. It is a landscape genre painting.
“Odds and Ends” depicts a striking landscape scene characterized by a forest of tall, slender trees and notable clear-cut stumps scattered across the green, grassy terrain. The background showcases a series of rolling hills clothed in dense, dark-toned foliage, wrapped in a vivid blue sky rendered with expressive, textured brushstrokes. The contrasting hues and dynamic lines imbue the scene with a sense of both tranquility and subtle melancholy, as the depiction of tree stumps evokes themes of environmental transformation and exploitation. The composition and color palette represent Carr’s iconic style, focusing on the beauty and sublimity of nature while subtly addressing environmental concerns.
