"Roots and Branches 2" Original Oil Painting - Framed Monarch butterfly and some tiny

Monarch butterfly and some tiny fireflies are all represented here in this portrait to the animals that inhabit the forest and who are affected by forest fires that have been on the rise recently on the West Coast of the United States

a defiant act of willpower and magic

"Mycelium Candidate" 12x12 acrylic on cradled birch board

This is what nature does

"Roots and Branches 2" Original Oil Painting - Framed Monarch butterfly and some tiny11x14 inches oil on canvas. Framed and ready to hang. About: When I painted this I was really fascinated with a tree's mirror like structure with roots and branches reaching out in opposite directions. Both grounded in the earth with firm roots, and branches outstretched into the heavens. I see this as a symbol of the balance of nature.