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Still Center, Painterly Aspen Trunk

A white-barked aspen trunk with dark knots runs up the center of the image. Bare brown and silvery branches tangle across it, and green evergreen foliage fills the background, with patches of pale sky at the top left. The surfaces look smooth and swirled, like a painting.

Someone wants this one because the pale aspen trunk is the calm centre of a very busy picture. A white, knotted trunk stands straight up through a tangle of looping brown and silver branches, set against deep green. The swirled, paint-like surface makes it read as a painting while the subject stays plainly a tree. Most aspen and tree prints are quiet and literal. This one has movement and a clear focal line, and it suits a tall, narrow wall.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski