Black Spruce, Picea mariana, “Swamp Spruce” or just plain “Match Sticks” as they burn quite readily in forest fires!

Ah, thanks, but it’s one thing to snap a picture and another thing to stand there on skis and paint it! I admire and enjoy your work.

You captured the light creeping into the cold boreal forest very well. Here’s one of my not so perfect photographic attempts from 1/11/24 08:50