Sunday, December 25, 2011

The Oak in Winter


Huge oak trees border Bryant Woods on the west and a meadow to the east, all beautiful and protected for wildlife. I used to drive there until I figured out short cuts from home. Now I can run there and in a fairly small area, see wetlands, a river, the canal that feeds Lake Oswego, a fir forest and the tall grassy field. Lots to work with!

mixed watermedia on Yupo 12"x9"

3 comments:

RH Carpenter said...

Breaking the rules of centering your main subject, you've given this oak even more prominence in the painting. There is something like poetry in the painting of a single tree and you've accomplished that here. Have a wonderful New Year!

David Page Coffin said...

Beautiful… HNY, Randall!

SamArtDog said...

Warm and icy and quite beautiful.
Happy New Year!