This is a piece titled One Destiny which is a new painting that is 8″ wide x 24″ high and is on canvas. It is part of my show, Now…, which opens November 22 at the Haen Gallery in downtown Asheville, NC.
The use of intertwined trees growing together into what seems a single crown of leaves is a recurring icon in my work. The way trees sometimes grow and adapt to one another has always intrigued me. There is a grace and natural rightness in the way they move upward, almost a dance. The symbolism of the two trees coming together as a marriage or partnership of sorts is also unavoidable.
For me this piece comes back to the natural grace of the tree form. This is something I’m searching for in each piece. To me, this is more important than the reality of the representation because if it’s there the painting makes sense, even though though some details may seem illogical when you take the time to consider them. I think this piece is a prime example of this. The fact that there is a strange red tree (or trees) perilously perched on this strange little peak should seem odd and out of place in most cases but for me, and in my mind, the flow and rightness of the elements makes me see the scene as perfectly logical and natural.
I don’t know if this fully explains what I mean. I do know that One Destiny meets my criteria for this definition and translates beyond logic.
Redtree Times 