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

‘Brownstone Pine II’, Monoprints, Ink, Acrylic on Fabriano Rospina 71cm x 100cm

I’ve done two Monterey Pines as a pair here… partly for practical reasons (drying/working times), partly aesthetic (there’s a life/death story going on here…).

This is the second of the two – a massive Tree still in its prime.
the first [Brownstone Pine I] 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 in order for the seeds to be released & subsequently germinate.

They thrive here in the mild, Coastal conditions, since being introduced some 200 years ago, growing & reaching maturity very rapidly, dying & returning to humus within 80/90 years (breaking down even quicker than they grow) to provide the nutrients for the next generations