16×20 Oil on canvas. Oak leaf on an oak stump — the composition centers on a single, once-vibrant leaf now mottled and faded, its veins etched like a fragile map of injury. The discoloration telling a story of stress, each irregular edge and translucent patch rendered with empathetic scrutiny. The stump beneath is depicted in painstaking detail: whispering of years; shadows settle into crevices while light skims the polished ridges, anchoring the leaf’s fragile geometry. Together they form a quiet study in resilience and decay, a close-up meditation on time’s textures where the intimate wear of a single leaf becomes a narrative about endurance, loss, and the beauty inherent in weathered things.
16×20 Oil on canvas. Oak leaf on an oak stump — the composition centers on a single, once-vibrant leaf now mottled and faded, its veins etched like a fragile map of injury. The discoloration telling a story of stress, each irregular edge and translucent patch rendered with empathetic scrutiny. The stump beneath is depicted in painstaking detail: whispering of years; shadows settle into crevices while light skims the polished ridges, anchoring the leaf’s fragile geometry. Together they form a quiet study in resilience and decay, a close-up meditation on time’s textures where the intimate wear of a single leaf becomes a narrative about endurance, loss, and the beauty inherent in weathered things.
