An Index of Bare Trees

"An Index of Bare Trees" - charcoal and acrylic on repurposed plywood, 14.5" x 13" x 1".  Ready to hang (sides are painted; no need to frame.  Hanging wire attached). Part of the series "A View From the Gorge."   Available here and at Artfinder.

A bibliography of falling leaves,
an index of bare trees,
​and finally, a crow flying like a signature
over the soft white endpapers of the year.

from Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison by Ted Kooser

Diving back into the gorge this week with inspiration from Falls Creek Falls, where a long, meandering exit trail took us through deep valleys with boneyards of massive trees straddling hilltops, rocks, bramble and each other.  The oddly architectural lines of the inspiration image grabbed me.  

An Index of Bare Trees

You've followed me through every awkward phase of my painting and blogging journey, dear reader (well, I'm sure there will be more of those yet)  Now get ready for the awkwardness of my baby giraffe-like video legs.  Thanks in advance for your patience as I learn editing software, camera settings and all the things!

Here's a video in three parts.  With each one the stopping point was a 24-hour pause where I spent time pondering the painting and sneaking up on it during different lighting and from various angles.  In this piece, on a piece of plywood my niece previously painted and then donated to my pile of paint-overs, tools used include brushes, rubber wedge, squeegee, deli paper, paper towel and fingers.  Charcoal and acrylic paint, liberal use of water.  Underpainting in fluorescent orange.

Inspiration image, Notanized