"desolate landscapes": a series of paintings featuring barren, desolate landscapes, representing

desolate landscapes barren lifeless loneliness isolation series paintings human animal presence natural world muted colors minimalistic aesthetic emptiness scenes solitude quiet stillness abandoned ruins decay wilderness gloom eerie silence vacant despair hopelessness depressing grim bleak stark haunting melancholy sadness sorrow nostalgia regret reflection landscapes: featuring representing feelings feature conveying sense isolation underscores scene