Jo Galang

First Snow, Oil Painting

2022

Artist Comments
"Year after year, I look forward to having a white Christmas," shares artist Jo Galang. "To my surprise, the first snow came on Christmas Day last year. All that white stuff just makes everything beautiful and very Christmassy. This scene is a path that leads to the river, which is within walking distance from home. I love and enjoy snow except when I have to drive on it!"

About the Artist
Artist Jo Galang expresses a quiet nostalgia in her airy interpretations of the landscapes and waterways of the Pacific Northwest. Her soft oil paintings capture the meditative sounds of rivers and waterfalls flowing past her easel. During the summer, she spends as much time as possible outside creating plein air sketches and studying the light on the landscape. As a young art student in the Philippines, Jo was privileged to study with the renowned painter Danilo Dalena, who she says encouraged her to be the artist she is today. "I believe my art looks simple enough that people have no idea how much time I have spent working on it," she says. When she is not painting, Jo and her husband enjoy taking road trips, playing cards and finding creative ways to spend time with their granddaughter.

Words that describe this painting: ferns, forest, foliage, greenery, lake, landscape, plants, river, snow, stream, sunlight, sunrise, trees, vegetation, West Coast, winter, woods, oilpaint, nature, impressionism, nature, oil painting, brown

First Snow
Jo Galang
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
14 in. h x 11 in. w x .62 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.