Brilliant Closure

True colours revealed!

For most of the year, chlorophyll fills the leaves producing energy for the tree. The green is the reflected light spectrum we see. In the fall, the tree turns toward rest and energy conservation for the winter months. Energy production stops – no more green. The brilliant colours are revealed as the leaves die and return to the soil. 

Probably for survival, our evolution has made us highly tuned to contrast, movement and change. Perhaps is this particularly heightened during the fall – this Flaming American Beech being a wonderful example.

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Guache, 12×12 on watercolour paper mounted on 1” cradled board – $160