Ancient Oak

Ancient Oak

The last painting of the weekend (I will get back to the third one in a little while) started out as a bit of a dilemma for me. I had found a great parking spot, and did not want to move my car, so I wanted to find something that inspired me nearby. 

8" x 16"

Painted with the finest quality heavy-body acrylic paint on panel

Framed in simple, natural wood frame

Coming soon to my website.

I did find this beautiful old oak tree, but it was hiding amidst lots of landscaping and structures. The tree was very tall, and had evidently had branches trimmed for many years, because the naked trunk was much taller than I would have expected it to be. But the upper part of the tree was just beautiful. I decided I wanted to paint the tree, but give it back some of its dignity! So I took away the long trunk, the structures, and the busy landscaping around it. 

Some teenaged girls came along as I was working and asked if they could see what I was painting. Of course, I said yes. "Are you just getting started?" Yes. "You know, that really IS a cool tree! I have never noticed it before! Can we come back and see when you get more painted?" To tell the truth, the "never noticed it" comment kind of made my day. Part of being creative, or artistic, is taking the time to really notice things. For a painter, it is views and trees... for a musician, it is sounds and rhythms, and for my mechanical Beloved Husband, I suppose it is noticing how things work. 

My time was short for this final painting, and so I wrapped it up before I was really quite ready to. I have done a little touch up since getting it home, and may decide it needs a little bit more, too. But it was important to me that I found inspiration in the quiet, everyday view in front of me. 

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is a great gain.