Description
Mosses and Fungi Growing on Tree Stump by Barbara Weinfield
oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Artist Statement: Leaving Your Mark to me these days involves documenting places or objects I find beauty in by photographing them and then using them as subjects for my paintings. My style, or "mark" if you will, is not always the same. The end result can range anywhere from impressionistic to abstract and almost anything in between. My goal is to convey my interpretation or personal reaction to what I see around me. This painting is based on a photo taken by me in summer 2023. We had a majestic double-trunk pin oak tree in our backyard that succumbed to a tree disease several years ago. We decided not to remove the bottom 2 feet of the trunk, as a remembrance. Last summer, the climate conditions were such that several varieties of mosses and fungi sprouted from top to bottom, decorating the entire tree stump. My rendition bears little resemblance to the photo, but I hoped to capture the delight I felt at seeing this tree remnant come back to life, so to speak.
Bio: Barbara Weinfield has studied oil painting with Pietro Smith, John Murdoch, and currently with Zakia Ahmed (since 2013). Her solo exhibitions include Portraits of New Jersey, (Trenton, NJ) and Time and Place (West Windsor, NJ). Her works have also appeared in several group exhibitions at the West Windsor Arts Council, the former St. Peter’s Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ), the West Windsor Senior Center, and with the Zakia Art Alliance.
$300*
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