Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter, born February 9, 1932, is a painter who created a series of enormous paintings called the Wald (Forest) Series.  These paintings depict large scenes of the woods and trees, yet are abstracted.  This includes variation and layering of many colors not traditionally associated with trees, as well and lines of counterchange.  One technique he uses repeatedly is scraping and sliding the wet paint across the canvas with and enormous rubber brush.  This gives a very looming and washed look.  I completely love the unique take Richter puts on the classic landscape, and the very scale of these works baffle me.