lazy sunday. (delayed post)

today seems like the perfect to lay outside with a book and just be. granted i am at starbucks just drinking tea and working here i kind of wish i did not have to see people tonight, or today at all for that matter.
either way i am going to talk art today. i might post more then once today...

My paintings have become focused on trees. pictures dont really do them justice but lately i cannot stop thinking about the dimensions of pine trees, and the way they create planes and mess with your eye as you look at them. i have never seen anything like it before. it just is phenomenal. not to mention they are an object that fill such a huge space, yet because they are such common object your eye is still willing to look past them and focus on the back ground. it really is a beautiful thing.

but my favorite thing about trees in the representation and significance they have on life.
one. trees were created by God yet bared the fruit that adam and eve ate.
two. at the same time also in the garden was the tree of life.
three. zacchaeus climbed a tree to see Jesus.
four. Jesus was called the vine, and we are the branches. and He was the tree of life.
five. the last chapter in revelation talks about the dozen fruit trees which bring healing to the nations.

and then the non biblical references.

six. the family tree
seven. giving tree
eight. tree huggers
nine. tree houses. in your young life you make them.
ten. christmas trees. we use them to celebrate holidays
trees (and plants) are out main source of oxygen.
people protect trees
paper is made from trees
wood is made from trees
people respect trees
some people idolize trees as living things or gods
trees create a home for animals
trees provide food
trees provide a cool spot on a hot day
these are some of the ways that trees make our world better.
not to mention the essential things they add to our environment to make it beautiful.

i am not a tree hugger, heck to be honest im not that much of a "green" person. i will do it if its convenient but to be honest i would rather put energy into helping people, and protecting babies. i love painting them, i find them literarily and figuratively fascinating. so here are some trees i have painted.

enjoy.








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