Winter scapes – Watercolour

Tractor Traces in Winter

Guy Gruwier — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:48:26 +0000

An extraordinary landscape can be found when a tractor has passed over the muddy land. In Winter time, the puddles fill with water and then freeze, creating bizarre traces like a puzzle of ice and snow.

Bright Winter Light, Markegem, Flanders

Guy Gruwier — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:39:43 +0000

Winter scenes can be awe-inspiring. This one breathes the cold winter air when walking alongside a farmers’ path, turning around trees, holding a new surprise (What’s behind the trees ?). White of the paper is utilized optimally (Here, I use Waterford Extra White 638 gr./m²) and shadows can be bright blueish when the sun is out.

Trees in the snow

Guy Gruwier — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:52:03 +0000

If you are lucky enough, you can see a combination of fresh fallen snow with a sparkling sunlight. Some darker foreground shadows may add up to this bright feeling in the back.

The Invitation, Mandel river, Belgium

Guy Gruwier — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:34:22 +0000

Nothing as beautiful as a river whose banks are covered in snow. A white soft blanket sharpens the S-curvatures of the river and disguises plants, bushes and trees. When a fox turns its head, it invites you to visit its environment and welcomes you to its habitat.

Branches along the bunker route, Munte, Belgium

Guy Gruwier — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:19:03 +0000

These branches exhibit a true architecture on its own ! During winter, their colours look dark but soft, simultaneously the distant landscape is disguised in a white blanket. One of the bunkers that served as part of a protective ring during WW 2 is still present. This bunker route can be visited and brings you alongside unexpected views along the soft hills of Flanders.

Karmelietwegel, Bottelare, Belgium

Guy Gruwier — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:08:18 +0000

Another winter scene that particularly caught my attention because of the strange “cut” in the middle, dividing the scene in dark and a light parts. The amount of snow falling during winter in our country is not sufficient to cover the trees entirely, making them looking like dark elements, while the meadow surrounding them is covered in a snow blanket. The result is an interesting contrastful scene, occurring only once in several years.

Farm in Winter, Asselkouter, Belgium

Guy Gruwier — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:59:29 +0000

This winter scene was not painted for the fantastic architecture… on the contrary, it was painted because the fine snow crystals were filtering the cold light coming through, partly disguising the brick walls and the big dung heap on the right.