“Winter landscape” Barbara Wallner 2025

Barbara Wallner’s work “Winter Landscape” from 2025 evokes not a dark and desolate winter, but rather one that appears radiant and full of life. A light, almost translucent grey background reveals multiple layers and depths, showcasing Wallner’s use of varied techniques. Acrylic shades of green, teal, and turquoise form suggestions of leaves or plants that seem to bloom even within a winter setting, infusing the composition with quiet vitality. The incorporation of charcoal, particularly in the lower areas of the background and along the surface, creates a noticeable contrast. These darker lines and forms recall tree trunks or shadowy structures, anchoring the work in a distinctly wintry atmosphere. Variations in brushstroke strength and irregularity lend the painting a sense of dynamic movement and depth.
Rather than depicting a concrete landscape, the work offers an interpretive vision, a personal reflection of Wallner’s perception of winter and how she chooses to reimagine it. In this way, the piece integrates harmoniously into her body of work, in which Wallner explores the transformation and atmosphere of nature through abstraction.