"The Trail Less Traveled"

Size . . . . . . . 30 x 24

Medium . . . oil on panel

Location . . .Sam Taylor State Park, Marin County, CA

What was the dominant technical aspect of this painting…the textures.

The Textures of the foliage, the tree bark,

the wood, and the path.

The strongest images are about contrast. 

Here I have the contrast of;

 - The large tree to the small tree

 - The intact Redwood tree to the cut down tree 

      reassembled into a fence.

 - The untamed woods to the man-made path.

What element of the composition did I go after…the grass.

                

Yes it’s true . . . only I know where this trail is.