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The Making of Wood

August 12, 2011 Mixed Media Painting
The Making of Wood, mixed media on canvas, by Sabrina Brett
Mixed Media on Canvas: Acrylic, Ribbon, and Newspaper. 18″ x 24″ (SOLD)
I have often marveled at the sight of great pines, great cedar trees—so deeply rooted and entrenched in the earth, yet simultaneously aloft and erect, extending above all else. There is an unwavering and ageless beauty about such strength and constancy. I find myself wondering what these mighty giants think of us? Do they look down upon us with cool indifference, intrigue, or ambivalence? Do they envy our mobility? I admire their resilience, their ability to withstand the pounding of rain, the thrashing of hail, the blankets of snow, and the penetrating sun. I admire their generosity and selflessness, their supreme ability to provide for others (habitat, sanctuary, food) in the face of the changing seasons, year after year, decade after decade, century after century.

“The Making of Wood” was painted after a lengthy walk in the South Lake Tahoe woods.  I continually saw faces and designs in the trunks of trees, making each one highly individualized and unique. I found myself imagining my life as a tree: what would be gained and what would be lost? Certainly, an intimacy with nature and sense of self, one that was deeply internal and knowing, would be gained. And, of course, endurance. In the painting, the face that arises out of the wood desires those qualities, or perhaps already has them.

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  • bambi03
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    August 13, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    wow my breath slipped AGAIN! this is way up there with my favorites. Divine.

  • Nicole
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    August 13, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    new favorite. sabrina this is beautiful.

  • Love at First Blush
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    August 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Such an interesting concept!

  • Jeffrey Kegler
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    January 16, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    This is my favorite so far. I love “concept” paintings, and here the concept and the graphic are seamless. Women turning into trees are a common image in mythology (the Heliades, Daphne), but the theme is usually that they are running away from something. Sabrina’s tree-woman seems to be discovering something wonderful about herself.

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