This lone tree has withstood the harsh winds and waves of the Lake Michigan coastline, all while having to push its roots down through the cracks in the rocks. You can tell by how small some of the branches are that the tree suffered some difficult years where growth was hard. But it keeps standing strong and doing its thing. The sheer tenacity of this tree inspires me!

Pigments used:
PY40 Aureolin Cobalt Yellow
PR101 Burnt Sienna
PB28 Cobalt Blue
W&N Payne's Gray
PW6 Titanium White

Created in the studio from a reference photo taken at Toft Nature Preserve in Door County.

This piece is available through Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI.