Small Pastel, Tree of Life `17 x 14

I wanted to capture the beautiful flow and harmony of this piece of rotting wood on the forest floor.  Another opportunity to find spirituality in the beauty of nature, this time, more microscopically. 

This was an early pastel piece from 2012.  It was a challange to create details and have all the details relate to one another.  Values with pastels are always difficult for me the beginner.  Most of it seems to hang together and I see some small harmony and sound composition in it.


It is about decay and regeneration.  Perhaps how the rot of the past can be built upon for the future.