So I made the background first and for about 5 minutes just stared at it to see what picture would pop out of it. It looked like it needed a tree leaning to one side. I was going to do a tree getting blown by the wind, but as I started painting an old tree started forming. I completed this one in about an hour.
I've been drawn to painting trees recently. I've noticed artists like to paint (or photograph) the same thing in different ways. I saw a documentary on this photographer, Sally Mann, after she had done a series on a dog bone. She said that the art critiques kept trying to figure out the deeper meaning behind the use of the dog bone.
Sally said it was because she liked it.
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It looks like it's survived many a year of heavy winds... so good! Wish I had some of that talent. :)
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