This piece brings back memories of a time Nanette and I heard that east of Placerville had an unusual out of season snowfall.  Nanette and I went to Placerville and hiked up the American River.  The “trees along the stream flamed red and gold in their final blaze of fall color; the new-fallen snow still clung to them, adding winter’s glistening white to the glory of autumn.”  Although I painted this piece many years after that memorable snowfall, its meaning has deepened for me as I pass through the seasons of my own life.” This painting was released in canvas only.

~ Thomas Kinkade