Here is “Upward Sphere.”
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The composition is a new rendition of my 2006 painting “Autumn Clouds,” a design featuring the intersection of three tall trees, which becomes even more dynamic and three-dimensional on a round canvas!
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Upward-Sphere-2-1.jpg)
The circular format pulls the viewer straight up into the spacious globe of the sky.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Insta-Upward-Sphere-cedar-studio-scale.jpg)
There is a sense of movement in the puffy clouds floating across the sky in the distance.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Insta-Upward-Sphere-detail-2.jpg)
Small details in the branches create the perspective of the treetops being way in the distance, high above us.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Upward-Sphere-detail2.jpg)
This painting, with the yellow, orange and red leaves, is a celebration of the shift of seasons into autumn.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Insta-Upward-Sphere-detail-3.jpg)
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It is also a reminder, during the chaos of shifting times, that as ever, we can always take solace in the beauty of nature.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Upward-Sphere-detail5-533x800.jpg)
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With the 36″ diameter, the scale of this piece is large enough to work as a large statement piece!
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Upward-Sphere-3-621x800.jpg)
Here is a shot of the painting while it was a work in progress, as I was just blocking in the colors of the sky and clouds.
![](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Insta-Upward-Sphere-wip-studio.jpg)
Time lapse of the creation of “Upward Sphere.”