OLD SENTINEL OF A BOSQUE

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Medium: OIL
Support: Canvas panel
Finish: Kamar varnish
Size: 12" h x 16" w
Framed: 15"h x 19"w

"Old Sentinel is a striking painting. The textures are so varied, but come together into a sharp focus onto one of my favorite subjects here in the west: that amazing tree or plant that has somehow been left standing despite the elements and time, not so much defiantly, but more as a remnant to remind us of the slow perpetual passage of time that waits for no one nor any thing. I like how the textures sharpen as they approach the subject, and how the texture of the bottom reflects (to me) the blurring of time and who the relative sharpness in the skies and clouds to the rear bring one’s mind to the present. Then, through all this, the old tree is reaching out to the future."

  CHRIS O'ROURKE


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