path that creates the picture's illusion of receding space--rather than an attempt at a more traditional representation of perspective.
Only two small portions of sky show through at the top of the painting. On the right side there is a fairly dark, small portion of sky visible above the treetops and, just to the left of center, there is a much larger inverted triangle of sky which is lighter due to the heavy application of waves of white paint smeared over the blue. The rhythm of the trees across the top of the painting forms a regular series of diagonals that move down and up in a regular pattern across the upper half of the painting. The principal downward thrust of these diagonals meets the upward thrust of the path-triangle. Nestled in above the downward V is the V of the larger portion of sky.
The principal tree on the left side of the picture appears to be some kind of spreading evergreen. It has a dark yellow trunk and the broad, almost palm-like leaves are a deep blue-green and spread out over the man reading the newspaper. Branches of a similar tree enter from the right side of the canvas. But most of the tree mass on the right side of the path and at the rear of the scene is painted in tones of yellow-green, grass-green and gold.
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