Coastal Tea Trees in Golden Gate Park Painting

One of the coolest things in Golden Gate Park is these amazing trees with winding branches that weave together low to the ground. You can climb inside the shelter created by the weaving branches and play inside this space. It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky when I took the photos that inspired this painting. The sun was bursting all the way through the dense winding branches of these trees. Everything was glowing gold in the warm summer air. Along the trail we took to get to this spot, we walked under ancient blue gum eucalyptus trees that were planted in the 1800s to establish Golden Gate Park. The air was strongly scented with eucalyptus. I kept a few of the scented eucalyptus acorns that littered the ground, as an aromatic souvenir. I googled “What are the amazing trees with winding branches in Golden Gate Park?” and discovered that they are coastal tea trees. I originally considered titling this painting “Wonderland” because that day, that setting, and that sunlight, felt so magical. But this title gives more context to the viewer for what they are looking at, to better share the experience Because these trees are so wildly unusual, if you haven’t seen them before, you may not understand what this painting is depicting, beyond the sun shining through tree branches. That is okay, because it reads well even if interpreted as a semi-abstract painting. It is a dramatic image, with the branches at the top deep in dark shadow, and the ones at the bottom illuminated in golden light. The shafts of sunlight bursting through the center of the canvas reach diagonally almost from corner to corner. The painting itself appears as a source of light, that can bring sunshine into any interior space.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:60 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

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