Terrill Welch

Windswept Garry Oaks at East Point, 2023

oil on gessobord

14 x 11 x 0.2 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 0.51 cm)

Inv: TW1624O

C$1,780

Artist notes: Storms are frequent but the southeasterly winds are unrelenting at East Point on Saturna Island. A grove of Garry Oaks lean into the shelter available from the cliffs behind them. Nature tolerates neither heroes nor fools. Trees know. If trees do not bend to the elements and take advantage of supports on offer, they will break.