macro micro I

"macro micro I" and "macro micro I" detail

charcoal and conte, | 8"x13" |

Starting on a new mini series called "macro micro," and hopefully understanding how to depict regenerating tree stumps as these island worlds of growth.

The whole and the parts of the subject is fascinating. First, there is the individual organisms such as the saplings, grass, and moss constructing the covering architecture of the stump world. Second, is the pulled back view of the stump island itself.

Things could get interesting.

Influences in no particular order: Heironymous Bosch's outer wings of the triptych"Garden of Earthly Delights"; Stephen Gammell's "Scary Stories" illustrations; Ameriah Rauscher's works; and the ever mesmerizing traveling "Bodies" exhibit.