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One of my favorite thing to paint art trees, gathered together in a "forest" standing singally, close up and at a distance.  They bear witness to what is happening around them past present and future.  Internally they have rings to indacate their ages.  There are no two alike.  I have read that they communicate with each other. 

 

 

The above watercolor "Fallen Forest" 21" x 17 was seen in Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was such a complicated scene that I did not feel I could paint it open site in oil.  It kind of stuck in my mind and each time I cam across the photo I was intrigued by this event. I thoroughly  enjoyed painting it in my studio.

 

 

This tree was found in the winter at Cedar Hill State Park. I don't know if it was originally at this location or was brought to the shore by a storm. I loved its structure and the monochromatic colors of the tree skeleton and grasses surrounding it.  I named it "Storm Survivor" Watercolor.