
This summer I have been painting trees as if they were sculptures. I have become a connoisseur of tree shapes, enjoying their peculiar balance, distribution, density, regularity, orientation, leaf direction, contrast, transparency, etc. Every tree tells a story that I try to unfold in sculptural terms, trying to focus on larger shapes. Now I am doing the same with a complex forest scene.
To help with my vision I take stereo photos and use an eye trick to make 3-D images. Here is one you can try it with: It is hard to see what is going on in this pair of images to the right, but try to look past them- about 8 inches behind the screen. You will see 3 images. If you can focus your eyes on the one in the middle you'll see it is 3-D! Each eye sees is seeing its own perspective, giving the the scene shape and therefor making it clearer- (it helps if you're tired). There is a whole universe in there! Cool? There, now just paint what you see!

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