Astral Arboretum (24x12 acrylic on canvas) 2024

The second addition to the celestial series. A concept where planets are harmoniously intertwined with trees. Each tree reflects both the appearance and characteristic of its intertwined planet:

Mercury Retrograde (Bonsai): Small with a unique appearance due to manipulation.

Venus (Flame Tree): Hottest planet (465° C).

Earth (Olive Tree of Vouves): The oldest known olive tree. Olive trees, symbolizing peace, are know for their cultural, agricultural and religious ties to humanity.

Mars (Maple): known for their brilliant red appearance.

Jupiter (Giant Sequoia): A type of Redwood and the Largest tree on Earth by volume.

Saturn (Oak Tree): The tree is cut to expose its rings.

Uranus (Peach Tree): I will let you think about this one.

Neptune (Weeping Willow): A tree known to be closely associated with bodies of water, much like Neptune, the God of water in Roman mythology.

Pluto (Joshua Tree): While technically a flowering cactus plant, we refer to it as a tree.