Fall Forest Study- (after Monticelli) Painting

I can not understate the value of learning from those masters that came before me. I learn so much from studying their paintings. It is part of a great tradition, to take a work of the past and study, analyze and work through their effort with paint. Here is my attempt with the great artist (maybe not so well known) Monticelli. He was a contemporary of Van Gogh and really was a trailblazer in his use of paint and color. It gave me great joy to work after him and as always...he taught me many lessons.