ECCENTRIC BRANCHES

In the spring of 2020, with the isolation brought on by the pandemic, I began to study the eccentric branches on the Little Gem magnolias in the back yard. The limbs would arc and turn and twist and finally produce a bud at the end of the branch. I found the branches as beautiful as the buds with the colorful lichen attached. Further afield, in Overton Park in Memphis, I found branches on Grandiflora magnolias stretching horizontally for twenty feet before presenting a magnificent bud. One ancient tree in particular became a source for several paintings.

ECCENTRIC BRANCHES

In the spring of 2020, with the isolation brought on by the pandemic, I began to study the eccentric branches on the Little Gem magnolias in the back yard. The limbs would arc and turn and twist and finally produce a bud at the end of the branch. I found the branches as beautiful as the buds with the colorful lichen attached. Further afield, in Overton Park in Memphis, I found branches on Grandiflora magnolias stretching horizontally for twenty feet before presenting a magnificent bud. One ancient tree in particular became a source for several paintings.

DIAGONAL #1

45X50”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

HORIZONTAL WITH GRASS BLADES

HORIZONTAL WITH GRASS BLADES

15x60”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS ON PANEL

LARGE BRANCH #1

LARGE BRANCH #1

32X80” OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

ARC #1

24X40”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS

BROKEN BRANCH

48X100”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

HORIZONTAL #1

12X48”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS

GROUND UP

48X40”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER , PUSH PINS

HORIZONTAL #3

24X38”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS

LARGE BRANCH #2

LARGE BRANCH #2

40x90” OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

TWIN BRANCHES

72X100”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

VERTICAL #5 (DOUBLE DOWN)

VERTICAL #5 (DOUBLE DOWN)

40x28”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS

TWIST

64X60”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

DIAGONAL #2

64X50”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSH PINS

BRANCH AND BUD WITH LIGHTNING BUGS

BRANCH AND BUD WITH LIGHTNING BUGS

18.5X15”, OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER, PUSHPINS

ZIG ZAG #2, HOMAGE TO YOSHITOSHI'S "ONE HUNDRED ASPECTS OF THE MOON"

ZIG ZAG #2, HOMAGE TO YOSHITOSHI'S "ONE HUNDRED ASPECTS OF THE MOON"

42X20” OIL ON PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO CANVAS