It was raining by the time we arrived at Port Gamble WA so after wandering around looking for a suitable site to paint I decided to stand under this huge evergreen tree and see what I could do with the interesting bark patterns. I opted for oil pastels, because if the rain became heavier I could pack up quickly. I could paint it again, many times and each time the patterns would be different, but they were all there indicating serious damage to the tree over many years. I plan to also paint the bark of the cedar tree at my house in the not too distant future.
16x20. oil pastel with gamsol solvent used in 'streams'. I did go back in after the gamsol had dried. Fun technique.
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