A small pine tree bonsai has captured my attention. There is all the beauty of a real grown-up tree caught in a bonsai tree. This is put on display to admire. And one can admire the nature of the tree species itself. Yet also the virtue of the one growing the bonsai. Painting this still life I’ve used a vivid color palette. I wanted to catch the wonderful natural colors of a pine tree. Specifically, (Pinus sylvestris). And I’ve tried to make it really simple. This was to not take any attention away from the simple meditative beauty of a small bonsai tree.
“There are no borders in bonsai. The dove of peace flies to palace as to humble house, to young as to old, to rich and poor. So does the spirit of bonsai.”
― John Yoshio Naka
