The snow is beginning to fall in the upper elevations on the Olympic Mountains here in Washington.  Something about the steep crags covered in snow melts my heart and captures by soul every time I see it.  I love that Mr. F always points it out to me, when the snow begins to appear, to make sure I don’t miss it.  In her woodblock prints, Melbourne artist Ellie Malin reduces the mountainous landscape to their most simple pointed forms.

The way she uses opaque and translucent shapes to echo the varying planes of the mountains captures the mysterious layers perfectly.  These prints make me want to hike through each canyon and over each peak!  There is always something about breaking forms down to their very simplest shapes and planes that I find so satisfying.

To see more of Ellie Malin‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.