This is one of my more abstract sketches…I found these trees along a small road near the Oregon Coast. I got carried away with my sketching techniques and out popped this black and white abstract sketch. I didn’t think anyone would like it, but it turned out to be quite popular when I was doing art shows.
Once, for the wedding of a family friend, I offered the bride the choice of any of my art works for a wedding present. She was a big fan of my work and I was quite surprised when she chose this sketch. As an artist, one never knows what people will like. This one sure surprised me.
PS: the title of this one is “Trees.”
With that title, I could not resist bringing out this most famous poem with the same name…written in 1913 by Joyce Kilmer.
Trees
By Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
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