Birch trees have been a must-paint this season. Not only the colour of them all inspires us due to the wonderful shades and textures, birch trees are amazing to inspire in any art field, say music, poetry, photography or visual arts!
May be a poem like this
The Birch-Tree
by James Russell Lowell
Rippling through thy branches goes the sunshine,
Among thy leaves that palpitate forever;
Ovid in thee a pining Nymph had prisoned,
The soul once of some tremulous inland river,
Quivering to tell her woe, but, ah! dumb, dumb forever!...
This composition of a birch tree at the side of this lake inspired Gennie to work on reflections in the water. Great job Gennie!
Taylor managed to do not only one, but 5 trees in a wonderful composition, including some colourful leaves. The depth of the forest created a wonderful contrast with the white trees. Congratulations Taylor!
Images not only inspire visual art, but all of our senses. When we see a tree we immediately imagine where the location of the tree is, the surroundings, the ecosystem around it, the atmosphere of it all. It can also inspire composers, such as this artist that explore installations through sound experience such as this:
http://soundcloud.com/abbyaresty/flowers-dropping
Above and below we can see the great smile from Manolo. Great kid with great ideas. Here showing his leopard! I can see it is staring at the Yoda in front! May the force be with you Manolo and help you get the inspiration for all your work so keep up!.
No matter what your inspiration is, I will leave you with this wonderful quote by Aristotle:
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of
things, but their inward significance.
Aristotle
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