In this online exclusive gallery, view more oil landscapes by May 2008 American Artist featured artist Peter Fiore.

February Meadow 2007, oil on linen, 18 x 24. Courtesy Travis Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Fiore believes beautiful skies can make even the most commonplace field picturesque.	January Snow, Early Morning 2007, oil on linen, 30 x 40. Courtesy Travis Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Sky color determines the color of  the landscape. What is directly below reflects what is above.	Late February Snow 2006, oil on linen, 20 x 16. Collection the artist.    Snow reflects everything around and above it. Here it shows traces of cadmium yellow and red, and, in the shadows, lavender.
Meadow, Winter Trees 2007, oil on linen, 16 x 20. Collection Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut. "I feel that my winter paintings have light and hope in them," Fiore says.	Morning Luminance 2007, oil on linen, 18 x 24. Collection the artist. Fiore likes winter because, "Earth becomes the essence of what it is," he says. "You can see the anatomy of the land."	Winter Evening 2007, oil on linen, 24 x 30. Courtesy Travis Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The artist is attracted to streams and the way they reflect the colors of the sky.
Winter Meadow, Sun 2007, oil on linen, 24 x 36. Collection the artist.  Fiore thinks in terms of painting spots of color, rather than objects. "Be faithful to value and color, and you have a painting," he says.	Winter Meadow, Sunset 2007, oil on linen, 30 x 40. Collection Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut. "There's more color in the landscape in winter than in summer," the artist notes.

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