Above a green meadow where sheep graze, easily 70 percent of this canvas is sky, cloudless and bright. You must look twice to see the high, very faint, suggestion of white clouds. She did, most successfully. The pumpkins are minimal, almost beside the point. It's the green field, the dark tree line, and the wind-swept sky that dominates.
Shadows are violet against the snow, chimney blocks against the sky.
Here Mr. White's flat pigment application, his blocks of color, are reminiscent of Manet's technique. Not being a member of the Wolf Kahn cult, I simply mention this for his devotees. This show will remain in the art museum through September 16. It is billed as a memorial exhibit to Mr. Pisano. For those who did not know Ron Pisano, think of it as an exhibit of substantial note.