The Patience of Trees

Oil painting on canvas 28 x 26 inches (71 x 66 x 2cm)

The Patience of Trees is a semi abstracted woodland to get lost in. There's a hare lost in there too. I have used bright colours and subtle tones to evoke a calm and magical environment. It was painted using numerous layers of highly pigmented oil paint on a hand stretched and triple primed canvas. The title comes from a John Roedel poem that really resonated with me:

I was not born for these times—

it's all too sharp, too loud, too fast for me.

I was made for an age of dirt roads, soft light, quiet skies,

and where our kindness has

the patience of trees.

~ john roedel

This original painting is ready to hang. It has been painted on the sides of the canvas and varnished to protect the paint surface. It is signed on the front, and a catalogued certificate of authenticity is attached to the reverse. For safe delivery, the artwork will be carefully packaged and shipped fully insured via a tracked courier.