WED 2 MARCH
Looking again - no need to change a thing. The final mark, the angIed-line/branch in the top-left corner, pushing everything behind, bringing depth. The strength, delicacy and movement of the tree is captured, contrasted by the purity of the lemon ground/shape. I have my elusive 'difference'. Thoughts of 'The Tree of Crows' by Caspar Friedrich - one of those kind of trees!. Time to play the sublime 'Brilliant Trees' by David Sylvian again. 'Nostalgia' indeed...
'The Tree of Crows' Caspar David Friedrich 1822
TUES 21 FEB
A writhing Porthleven tree, leans to the left, shaped by the wind, now becoming more volumetric with redrawing and trapped layers. is the lemon too sharp?
in progress
Pursuing the idea of a Porthleven tree, a 'telegraph-tree' and a hanging-harbour. The twin-curve idea came from this early stage in my painting 'Penzance 15', below:
early stage: 'Penzance 15'
12 TREE STUDIES
Some interesting shaped-paper!
