Hickory Hollow
by AnnaJo Vahle
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Title
Hickory Hollow
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
I backed my van among the trees at Sams House Nature Center. I set up my easel and ignored the threatening thunder deeply rumbling. The sky was gray. My subject was an ancient hickory tree. It was gnarled and had a big hollow hole at it's base.
When I first began, I heard the crunching and munching of squirrel all around me. They were eating hickory nuts and doing it loudly. Little pieces of hickory nut shaving kept drifting around me from the trees above. It almost looked like snow. I included one of the squirrels in the painting.
Eventually, the rain let loose. I was in the zone and didn't want to stop. I kept painting. Squirrels scurried past me and hid in the hole of the tree. There must be a tunnel within because they seemed to disappear. Even a big old gopher turtle walked briskly by. I added him to the painting.
As the rain turned into a torrent, the water washed over the tree in sheets. It fell in tiny water falls from the shelf-like part above the hole. It was all very beautiful. I hoped that the storm would be brief. It wasn't. I kept retreating further and further within my van but the water was spraying everywhere. It melted and washed away my freshly applied strokes of paint. I finally had to accept that I had to stop painting.
1/29/22..3rd Place, tied win, in SOULFUL TREES DREAMSCAPE, contest!
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August 25th, 2013
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Comments (39)
Laurel Adams
AnnaJo, CONGRATULATIONS on your THIRD PLACE WIN in the “SOULFUL TREES DREAMSCAPE” contest!…YAY!…SO WELL DESERVED!
ELIZABETH ALLEN
Wonderful tree painting; the colors are spectacular and really "make this painting"! l/f
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your Win in the Soulful Trees Dreamscape Contest for this beautiful Collage! Well deserved. Voted.
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, AnnaJo, on your 3rd place tie in the Soulful Trees Dreamscapes contest! voted, F
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on 3rd Place, tied win, in SOULFUL TREES DREAMSCAPE, contest! v/f
Laurel Adams
AnnaJo, thank you SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTY you share in both visual and backstoried forms in this BUZzz series!…I am so grateful for your artistry. You paint with both brush and pen strokes…thank you for gracing these contests with your heArtfelt aesthetic!…and, in this painting, with your dedication of purpose which would have never given us the “water-treed-fall” Magic otherwise!…I understand that “zone” …however, YOU PAINTED IT!…YAY! Thanks for always enlivening…the BUZzzzzz..:-) …v…best to you
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
That zone is such a good invigorating place to be, right? I am pleased that you understand. This painting always reminds me of the exhilaration of painting it.
Laurel Adams
AnnaJo, I am revisiting this stunning beauty...and treating myself to a magical moment in your portfolio visiting my favs! Thank you for these treasured glimpses of beauty...MAGIC MOMENTS
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
A wonderful old tree and great use of color AnnaJo! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Phyllis Kaltenbach
WOW! I love your painting and the story! Lovely! V/F
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you, Phyllis. It was a pretty dramatic adventure doing this particular painting.
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Oh, this painting is absolutely marvelous, AnnaJo. Such wonderful render of the light and great use of colors and details ! f,v
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Congratulations for being selected to be featured in groups, your work sure deserves the recognition! ... it is very easy to see what the Administrator likes !
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you very much, you two! I am honored to have your support and encouragement.
Talya Johnson
Beautiful treatment of light, color and harmony! Free and enchanting!!
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you, Talya. It was cool to watch as the colors seemed to change before my eyes as the rain soaked everything.
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