Arboretum Tree
Arboretum Tree
Friday, December 4, 2009
Leading up to this painting, I had not painted in weeks. I had been living in Houston, Texas for a the month and was at a lack of inspiration. As I flip through photographs from my week in Boston before heading to Texas, I came across a photograph I took of a tree in the Boston Arboretum. The tree was old and had the most intriguingly wise shape. I instantly decided I needed to paint it....and also take some artistic liberties and add some delicious colors. This painting worked up quickly and was fun to make. Between adding textures of paint and fun colors, I realized that I was going to have to follow this painting with some more tree works.