Paintings of Green Nature | Art for Narrow Wall

These four green nature paintings are 36″ x 12″, the perfect size for hanging on a narrow wall in your home.

Four tall narrow paintings of green leaves by Cedar Lee

Fresh, green, and full of life, this art will bring the beauty of nature indoors.

Alder Leaves

This painting is called “Alder Leaves.”

Painting of Alder Leaves
Alder Leaves. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

The distinctive leaves of the alder tree, which is native to the Pacific Northwest, are lit up by the bright sun.

Close-up detail: Painting of Alder Leaves
Detail: Alder Leaves. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

The sun coming through the leaves adds bright yellow colors into the center of the painting.

Close-up detail: Painting of Alder Leaves
Detail: Alder Leaves. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

Pleasing abstract shapes in different shades of green overlap and give the impression of light and shadow dancing in the tree canopy on a summer day.

Close-up detail: Painting of Alder Leaves
Detail: Alder Leaves. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

Big Leaf Maple in Fall

This painting is called “Big Leaf Maple in Fall.”

Painting of big leaf maple leaves in fall
Big Leaf Maple in Fall. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

I was inspired to paint the big leaf maple leaves along the trails in Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon.

Close-up detail of painting of big leaf maple leaves in fall
Detail: Big Leaf Maple in Fall. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

In the fall, the leaves of the big leaf maples turn a neon yellow color.

Close-up detail of painting of big leaf maple leaves in fall. Painting continues around the edges of the canvas.
Detail: Big Leaf Maple in Fall. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

Because these leaves can be as big as a dinner plate, it is a dramatic sight indeed!

Close-up detail of painting of big leaf maple leaves in fall
Detail: Big Leaf Maple in Fall. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

Bamboo Dreams

This painting is called “Bamboo Dreams.”

Painting of Hawaiian bamboo forest0
Bamboo Dreams. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

This painting was inspired by a bamboo forest I visited near Manoa Falls on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Close-up detail of painting of Hawaiian bamboo forest
Detail: Bamboo Dreams. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

The most beautiful thing about the painting is the way the light sparkles and twinkles as it shines through the thick forest of bamboo stalks.

Close-up detail of painting of Hawaiian bamboo forest
Detail: Bamboo Dreams. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

At the top of the painting, the ends of the bamboo disappear into the hot sunshine that fills the sky.

Close-up detail of painting of Hawaiian bamboo forest
Detail: Bamboo Dreams. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

Sunlit Rhododendron: White

This painting is called “Sunlit Rhododendron: White.”

Painting of rhododendron leaves in bright sky
Sunlit Rhododendron: White. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

This is a variation on the theme of my earlier painting “Sunlit Rhododendron.”

Close-up detail from Painting of rhododendron leaves in bright sky
Detail: Sunlit Rhododendron: White. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

In this painting, the pattern of the green rhododendron leaves is backlit by a brilliant white sky.

Hints of yellow and blue in the background hint at faraway greenery that is out-of-focus.

Close-up detail from Painting of rhododendron leaves in bright sky
Detail: Sunlit Rhododendron: White. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

The overlapping leaves backlit by the sun cast dark green shadows on each other.

Close-up detail from Painting of rhododendron leaves in bright sky
Detail: Sunlit Rhododendron: White. 36″ x 12″, Acrylic on Wood, © 2024 Cedar Lee

These paintings are available as originals and as prints. Contact me with any questions about them!

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