Tree of Life, Stripes acrylic on canvas 10" x 8" x .5"
Tree of Life, Stripes, depicts trees in Shoaff Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The process is inspired by my time in Indonesia when I studied Batik. While in Indonesia, the layered aspects of life began to filter through space, sounds and smells. When I returned the layered quality of life continued. When walking through a forest the trees reflect light, memories and ideas. Thinking about the space and the associations created, I began painting my layered paintings. Looking up at the branches of a tree, I saw the space between. As I looked at the space between, the tree branches transformed.
