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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
Still Standing
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
It started out as a seedling, then a sapling. It was the veriest sprite of a tree, surrounded by a forest of much bigger trees. Every day it struggled for light – the precious sunlight that all life on the planet needs to grow and thrive.
Day by day the little tree grew; year by year it added to its height and girth. Eventually, it became a decent-sized tree, no longer in danger of being trampled underfoot by a passing human or animal. One day, it was Christmas-tree sized, but no one came up that year, or at least to that place, to select it.
And so the tree continued to grow. With time, it grew into a mighty tree, like one of those that used to tower over it in its very early, vulnerable days. It was now the grandest of trees in a great forest.
And then . . . something happened, and the tree died. Perhaps it was attacked by bugs and parasites. Maybe it was lightning. Or the trunk was completely ringed and it could no longer get the nourishment it needed, flowing through its tree veins from the sap. Slowly but surely, the tree lost its needles, until one day it was completely bare.
This great and mighty tree, that had so gloriously reigned for many years, was now a snag – a dead tree, detritus, dried wood ready to fall and finish its existence on the forest floor.
Only . . . it didn’t fall. The tree stayed standing, denuded of all its greenery, a mass of bare branches that stood out against the foliage surrounding, but still tall, still towering, a landmark of its own in a forested landscape.
Strong, determined, indomitable, the tree wasn’t ready yet to give up the fight, just because it looked like it had lost.
It was still standing.
Featured on 26 Fine Art America groups.
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April 10th, 2020
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Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations Steve your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your sales and features, most recently in ...drumroll....Over 3000 views! Congratulations! I am proud to display your talents. Please post it in the featured archive and group promotional threads for continued exposure.lf
North Port, FL - United States
A wonderful description. Frankly, I think it's these denuded, grizzled trees that have the most character. I can understand humans thinking they will look younger by filling in and erasing wrinkles and scars, but it's those that tell the tale of a life lived. This tree will continue to live through your painting and I'm sure the buyer will thoroughly enjoy reading its story in every twist and line.
Seattle, Wa - United States
Thank you for your wonderful submission to the Pacific Northwest Artists (PNA) group. Your artistic creation has been featured on the home page. This art represents the best of us so a well-deserved “congratulations”. For permanence and additional exposure, please place your art piece in the “Discussion” section titled: featured in 2022.
Meersel Dreef, An - Belgium
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Beauty in Art - NO Photo - One a Week"
Chennai, In - India
Congrats!! Your amazing artwork has been featured in FUN PAINTING ARTISTS group. You are invited to promote your artwork in “Thank you and Promote” discussion thread of the group.
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