Cemetery Tree Oil Landscape Painting SOLD darkness an abstract approach to the

an abstract approach to the imagery of spirits helps emphasize that these beings are not human

you see something like sun gleams in green water

I chose to refer to botanical forms in this painting

I decided against a naturalist approach to color but instead to make use of color "vibration" (combining complementaries

signifying our blindness to their presence

Cemetery Tree Oil Landscape Painting SOLD darkness an abstract approach to theA beautiful cedar at an old cemetery was the model for this painting. I emphasized its kinetic energy and power by ramping up the colors and the twisting form. The original oil painting has been sold.