▁many ▁lim estone ▁houses ▁made ▁an ▁impression ▁on ▁him . ▁He ▁returned ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁to ▁do ▁sketch es ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁works ▁in ▁other ▁medium s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁woods ▁and ▁fields ▁of ▁north western ▁Connecticut ▁provided ▁insp iration ▁for ▁paint ings ▁and ▁me zz ot ints . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁P aint ings ▁▁ ▁K ip n iss ' s ▁early ▁work ▁consisted ▁of ▁abstra ctions , ▁bi omorphic ▁forms , ▁land sc apes , ▁city sc apes , ▁still ▁lif es , ▁and ▁figures . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁were ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁sub du ed ▁color , ▁often ▁with ▁few ▁details , ▁and ▁lo os ely ▁br ushed . ▁Lar ge ▁Tre es ▁at ▁D usk ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁which ▁introduced ▁a ▁bold ness ▁of ▁form ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁pron ounced ▁m ood iness . ▁ ▁The ▁paint ings ▁and ▁prints ▁that ▁followed , ▁executed ▁either ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁or ▁in ▁color , ▁include ▁numerous ▁variations ▁in ▁the ▁shape , ▁size , ▁and ▁pla cement ▁of ▁trees . ▁Lar ge ▁Tre es ▁at ▁D usk ▁exhib its ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁K ip n iss ' s ▁pur ification ▁of ▁tree ▁forms , ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁closely ▁related ▁h ues ▁in ▁a ▁sub du ed ▁or ▁dark ▁range , ▁and ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁sol itude ▁characteristic