The artwork titled “Wildflowers Under Grey Skies (the Coming Storm)” by Granville Redmond is a landscape painting rendered in oil, representative of the Tonalism art movement. This work showcases the atmospheric effects and harmonious tones characteristic of Tonalism, emphasizing mood and shadow rather than detail and form.
In the artwork, a vast field of wildflowers stretches towards a distant horizon, gently rolling under a foreboding sky heavy with the promise of an approaching storm. The foreground features lush, green foliage and solitary trees, rendered with textural brushstrokes. The middle ground reveals a grove of trees, their darker tones contrasting the lighter, grassy expanse. Above, the sky dominates, painted in varying hues of grey and green, suggesting the imminence of rain and stirring winds. The overall composition evokes a contemplative and tranquil mood, capturing the quiet moments before nature’s upheaval.
