Wychwood
A gnarly, centuries-old juniper tree stretches its limbs toward the sky like woody fingers straining for the clouds. The colors are saturated and earthy, rooted firmly in the earth and the spirits that dwell within it. The tale of time, of winds and rains, is written in the grooves of the tree’s skin, the age-carved bark. Cellular patterns of lichen run throughout the composition–even the rocks have eyes. The atomic pattern-work creates a loose parallax effect. This canyon-side bonsai lived half a millennium and grew only a few feet before it breathed its last. Iris calls these trees earthen sculptures, enchanted by their cephalopod-like manifestations. Like Georgia O'Keeffe’s skull paintings, this piece captures the enchanting beauty that lives in the skeletons of trees.
Title: "Wychwood” by Iris Scott
Year: 2021
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 72x72 inches. Canvas depth - 2-1/4 inches. The sides of the canvas are painted as a wrap-around continuation of the painting. Arrives ready to hang.
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