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The Poetry of Trees

May 20, 2018

This post contributed by Andie DeLuca.

Joan Metcalf, Ornamental Cherry Tree #2, oil and metal leaf
Joan Metcalf, Ornamental Cherry Tree #2, oil and metal leaf

As Joyce Kilmer wrote many years ago, “I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree.”  In my opinion, nothing can match the beauty of a living tree.  Here at the Rental Sales Gallery, however, we have so many paintings of trees that I can only show you a small sampling of our supply.  Whether focusing on an individual branch, or seen in full in a snowy field; in winter, summer, spring or fall; a bright summer day, or a tranquil nighttime scene.  A painting of a tree in one’s home brings nature inside.  It can raise your spirits and encourage you to go out into the wilderness, or calm your senses with peaceful quiet.

Stephen Korbich, Winter Tree From My Window, oil
Stephen Korbich, Winter Tree From My Window, oil
Shelley Curtis, March Magnolia, archival pigment photograph
Shelley Curtis, March Magnolia, archival pigment photograph
Michael Schlicting, Second Time Around, acrylic
Michael Schlicting, Second Time Around, acrylic
Ann Altman, Minto Brown Park, mixed media
Ann Altman, Minto Brown Park, mixed media
Angelita Surmon, Morning Mist, acrylic on canvas
Angelita Surmon, Morning Mist, acrylic on canvas
Cathleen Rehfeld, Remembering The Gorge, oil
Cathleen Rehfeld, Remembering The Gorge, oil
Sharon Engel, Autumn in the Woods, oil
Sharon Engel, Autumn in the Woods, oil
Wayne Hung Chin, The Farmland, oil
Wayne Hung Chin, The Farmland, oil
Sarkis Antikajian, The Oak Tree, oil
Sarkis Antikajian, The Oak Tree, oil
Susan Comerford, Island in the Lake, oil
Susan Comerford, Island in the Lake, oil
Patty Bentley, A Road in Bordeaux, oil
Patty Bentley, A Road in Bordeaux, oil
Peter Greaver, Crows 4, pyrograph
Peter Greaver, Crows 4, pyrograph
Sidonie Caron, Autumn Bicycle Commute, acrylic on canvas
Sidonie Caron, Autumn Bicycle Commute, acrylic on canvas
Bruce Clark, McKenzie Pass, Oregon, digital photo
Bruce Clark, McKenzie Pass, Oregon, digital photo
Harry Greaver, Three Trees, water color
Harry Greaver, Three Trees, water color
CJ Hurley, Forest and Stream, water color
CJ Hurley, Forest and Stream, water color
Paul Joseph Lucas, Trees Dreaming, oil
Paul Joseph Lucas, Trees Dreaming, oil
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