Thursday 2 February 2012

Dead Wood?

 

I love wood; I suppose it's just as well as I've worked with it for nearly every day of my (34 years) working life. But it's great in this form too - long dead and rotting, and it's pretty remarkable that this tree, up at Gatton's Nut Wood, is still standing! I say dead but in a way it is still full of life with creatures like beetles and their larvae, woodpeckers, spiders, moss, lichen, fungi... and a lot of fun to paint too.

12 comments:

  1. What can i say, Jerry, other than superb artwork.

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  2. I reckon you ought to be exhibiting and selling your artwork, Jerry. Have you had any of your paintings published?

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  3. Excellent piece of work Jerry.

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  4. Thanks guys. Graham, as you know, I get paid to paint fairies, dragons, lettering, celtic knotwork etc. in acrylics on harps to tight time limits. So I keep the watercolours just of things that I choose to do and just something for pleasure and no pressure (that said, next piccie might be in acrylics).

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  5. Jerry, I wanted to thank you for joining my blog. It brought me here and I am enjoying each and every post.. I'm a nature lover and examine each and every bit of it.. I see you do watercolors also..
    I'm very glad to have found your blog and will be returning often..
    BJ

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    1. Hi Barbra, glad you've enjoyed it. Thanks to you too - after looking at your artwork I then saw that you had won some art awards which didn't surprise me one bit!

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  6. Hi Jerry, thank you so much for visiting and becoming a follower of my blog. I have looked through your blog and thoroughly enjoyed every post and feel very much at home here :-)

    If only I could draw! I have always longed to be able to. The paintings I have seen on here are just lovely and to be a harp maker too!! Thomas sounds a very talented young man also, I do hope his chair problems have been solved now.

    I will definitely return as often as I can.

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    1. Thanks, saying you 'feel at home here' is a very lovely thing to say! Not only was I drawn by your wildlife postings but I was struck by your optimism when you were unwell you made it clear you would be back - hope things are progressing well. By the way, Thomas' chair is all patched up now - took him to Sheppy today and he had an amazing time.

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  7. I really like this painting. You're so right. You can hardly call it dead when so much lives in it!

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  8. Thanks Kelly. I think that sometimes we can be a bit too tidy in the countryside (certainly here the UK). When a tree finally falls, it's best left if possible, as it's still playing an important role for many fabulous creatures.

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  9. beautifully painted tree trunk jerry ...thankyou for visiting my blog.

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