Another new black and white, or gray, piece, this one an image of about 7″ by 11″. I call this painting Fork because of the repetitive form of the fork seen in the path as it splits and in the the tree as it reaches upward.
The sun here is oversized, something I have often employed in my work, to create a dramatic visual quality, a sense of immediacy in the moment. As though it is a guide of sorts, hovering above and reminding the traveler that every decision, small or large, takes them in a new direction, some far afield from where they currently stand. The sun is not menacing in this position that it maintains. No, it’s immediacy is more of an urging to see the significance of the ordinary, the importance of seemingly small decisions and thoughts.
Recognize where you are and what is before you, in both a physical and spiritual sense. The tree here represents the spiritual or mental aspect of this. Just as the traveler comes to a fork and takes one of the paths which determines what they will see and experience, we make judgments each day, on nearly everything, which shapes how we view everything that we see and experience.
As I always say, this is only how I see this piece. You may not see it that way. You may see something completely different or nothing at all but a simple composition. All are valid. Art often falls in that gray area.
Redtree Times 