Depicted are highly magnified studies of the idealistically typical structure of beech tree bark, nature’s construction plans, which in their removal from their natural context, create a confusing individuality and abstraction.  The macro focus on specific detail reflects the multifaceted nature of the subject and hints at related forms in very different and unrelated materials. The individual viewer’s background and experience arouse vastly differing associations.

The birch paintings are a continuation of the bark study works, also with roots in the mythology and cultural history of trees.