This painting is “Black Locust Above.” The distinctive leaves of the black locust tree hang down between the viewer and the light of the sky. In the background on the left you can see the shapes of Douglas fir branches in the distance.
The leaves fan out from a tree branch out of frame above the bottom half of the image. A soft glow of sunlight fills the sky in the background.
This open bright space at the bottom gives the painting a feeling of airy spaciousness in a a sunny forest. This spaciousness invites the viewer to take a deep calming breath.
