Forest on Fire Acrylic on Stretched Canvas:36x48 with 2.5-inch gallery-depth sides leaving the field empty

leaving the field empty

and graceful lines

Unfortunately the White Birch will not survive the fire

000 million years ago

Forest on Fire Acrylic on Stretched Canvas:36x48 with 2.5-inch gallery-depth sides leaving the field emptyThis painting began as a simple forest scene, but then I found myself reflecting on the increasing number of forest fires weve been experiencing. As a result, the painting became something much more, a forest on fire, where nature is under enormous pressure, trying to hold its ground while the forces of fire move through it. I didnt want to paint the fire itself, I wanted to paint what surrounds it. The ancient Oak, the White Birch, and a single