Hydrologic Cycle

This painting, “Hydrologic Cycle,” is one of the most unique pieces of art I’ve made. This is a horizontal cross-section of the trunk of an English walnut tree. It’s hard …

Lone Tree and Milky Way

This oil painting, Lone Tree and Milky Way, is reminiscent of my large-scale work Twin Trees and the Milky Way in both theme and color palette. This little tree stands alone …

Verdant Tree of Life. 16" x 16", Oil on Wood, © Cedar Lee 2013

Verdant Tree of Life

Here is my recent painting, “Verdant Tree of Life.” Verdant was the first word that came to mind when it was finished because the tree’s canopy is so thick and …

Grounded. 16" x 16", Oil on Wood, © Cedar Lee 2013

Grounded

Here is “Grounded,” one of the, was 13, but I believe now 10, paintings still unsold and on display in my current show up at Art Tradition Gallery in Escondido …

Crescent Moon. 8" x 10", Oil on Canvas, Harvest Moon. 16" x 20", Oil on Canvas, © Cedar Lee 2013

Crescent Moon

This painting, called Crescent Moon, features another fall tree. Thick clouds are moving in across the sky from the left, but in this moment, the moon shines down from a …

Harvest Moon. 16" x 20", Oil on Canvas, © 2013 Cedar Lee

Harvest Moon

I made this autumn tree in honor of autumn being in full swing! It shows a huge, brilliant harvest moon rising in a deep blue sky, the gnarly roots of …

Crisp Autumn Night. 10" x 8", Oil on Canvas, © Cedar Lee 2013

Crisp Autumn Night

This painting is called Crisp Autumn Night because it makes me feel the cold air shocking my lungs for the first time after a long, hot summer. It brings to …

Wonderment

I call this painting “Wonderment” because I would be awestruck to be there under this tree, in this landscape, during the moment of a solar eclipse! I love the slant …

Roots and Wings

I’ve always loved this quote: There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. ~Hodding Carter My senior …