‘Brownstone Pine I’, Monoprints, Ink, Acrylic, 71cm x 100cm

One-off monoprint — only one available

I’ve completed 2 Monterey Pines as a pair here… partly for practical reasons (drying/working times), partly aesthetic (a life/death story is going on!).

This first one describes one of these nearby Brownstone Trees (near Dartmouth/Devon/UK) at the end of its natural life; burnt to a cinder, its massive Cones have to be opened by fire for the seeds to be released & subsequently germinate.

They have been thriving in the mild, Coastal conditions here since being introduced some 200 years ago from the West coast of the USA; they grow & reach maturity very rapidly, returning to humus within 80/90 years (where they  then break down even quicker than they grow) to provide the nutrients for the next generations