Pieter van Aelst

Journal entry week 12 Pieter Bruegel, the Elder. The Hunters in the Snow (January) c. 1565, Oil on panel. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna This week I chose The hunters in the snow. I found that it reminds me of some more recent paintings of northern landscapes depicting the winter months with the colours that are used. This painating is from a series of 6 paintings depicting the months of the year, of which only 5 survive today. It’s neat how there is many little stories or scenes going on throughout

I graduated high school in 1986 and from the day I was born until I went into government service I was not one much interested in art. I spent most of my days as a typical Southern California kid spending a majority of my days outside with friends at the beach or enjoying the beauty of living in “America’s Finest City”. I wasn’t planning on going to college after high school so AP classes weren’t a priority during my high school years. After graduation the same applied for my years of travel until