This week I had the honor of delivering "Savanna," one my series of paintings celebrating the Whiterock Conservancy here in central Iowa. This oil is 24x30 on canvas, a view of an area of oak savanna at the Conservancy. Oak savanna, a kind of prairie dotted with burr oaks, is one of the kinds of primeval landscapes being preserved and managed there.
 |
| "Savanna," oil on canvas, 24x30 |
The idea behind this work was to indicate the vastness of the landscape by drawing the viewer's eye deep into the picture using the trail, standing grasses, and relative sizes of trees. Intended as a celebration and (partly) as a lament for what we've lost.
.jpg) |
| With Liz Garst at Whiterock Conservancy |
No comments:
Post a Comment