[IMAGE, Top of page]: August Horizon, oil.

[IMAGE, Bottom right]: The Broken Wall,
[ correct name: By the Broken Wall ], oil.

... season change Woodward's grass to brown and his leaves to red and yellow and orange. In "Maple Flame" he painted the same tree as in "At Peace", but this time dressed in its most vibrant suit. "October Symphony" and "An October Pasture" also employ the bright autumn colors which find a harmony that might seem impossible with such contrasting pigments. "The Broken Wall", ( By the Broken Wall, see addendum below) another fall painting, exemplifies Woodward's growing ability to portray clouds. Billowy and floating in blue, they give the picture life. In another mood, "After Rain" contains a low ceiling of layer after layer of clouds reaching back in the distance, a shaft of light breaking through them. The line of the horizon from the Heath studio is common to many of his canvases but each varies, usually in the clouds which take up half of the painting above the rocks and his famous beech tree. Ominous clouds rise and expand in the distance of "August Horizon", and effective use of many shades of gray foretelling rain. The luminous quality of a summer storm adds a final touch.

Addendum: In print "The Broken Wall" is actually named By the Broken Wall.