Scottish Landscape

What you see

Two tall, pale-trunked trees fill the left side and open onto a deep valley. A river runs toward us in small falls between stones, then widens into a lake farther back. A round-topped mountain rises behind, with fainter peaks beyond, while crags close the view on the right. A lone tree stands right at the center.

The palette is warm and muted: browns, ochres and scrubby greens below, and a sky of pink and golden clouds above. Haze softens the mountains as they recede. Follow the white water of the river from the bottom edge up to the lake, and notice the rosy tone on the central slope.