This is not a painting neither a Photoshop but an un-edited photo taken by a National Geographic photographer at a place called
Dead Vlei in
Namibia. What you see behind the trees is a sand dune and the white blotches are the patches of grass. The colors look off because the picture was taken at the time of dawn hence the sand dune is bathed with early morning light while the foreground is still under shadow. The contrast makes the clay in the foreground look blue and trees so unreal.
NatGeo.
