Tribute to a Cedar [Aug 2014]

Tribute to a Cedar, cedar wood (30x36x46) [Aug 2014]

This work is the continuation in a study of a cedar shrub. Two years ago I painted this same cedar in the work entitled, Twisted Cedar [Oct 2012]. Then it was still living, but a tough winter in northern Michigan, its home, proved too much and the plant died.

Upon removing it, a sad space was left behind. I stripped the cedar wood that was removed and selected its most evocative branches and mounted it back where it grew originally. See “before” painting and “after” sculpture below.

To move on to the new paintings, click here to see Sunny Side Up.