A Year in the Life of a Tree by Constance Widen
Constance Widen

A Year in the Life of a Tree by

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I have just finished my “Tree” and I have really enjoyed painting this. I didn’t want to call it “Four Seasons” because that has become such a cliche, even pizzas have this name. However, Vivaldi’s set of 4 violin concertos (or is it concerti????) has always moved me and I was more than privileged to watch Nigel Kennedy perform it live in a candlelit Exeter Cathedral when he was still a young punk protege of Yehudi Menuhin. It was one of the really wonderful and unforgettable experiences which has made my life so special :-)

I have played with the idea of painting a tree showing all four seasons for a long time, this is the first time that it seemed to come together the way I wanted it to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PipHtumoiL0

I used Fabriano 14″ × 19″ paper with Unision and Schmincke pastels.

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About Constance Widen

I paint because I cannot do otherwise. I paint because if I don’t I become unhappy and sad. Most of all, I paint best the things that filled and fill me with joy and excitement, like the ocean and waves which I no longer can see nor hear now. During the long winter months I paint butterflies, they are symbols of what it felt like to fly away to freedom. And all the while, I continue trying to achieve what Matisse wrote, “I continue painting until the hand sings” .

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tree, summer, winter, autumn, spring, fall, snow, blue skies, stormy skies, four seasons, flower fields, leafless tree, green leaves, orange leaves, years seasons, oak tree

Comments

  • Vicki Spindler (VHS Photography)
    Vicki Spindler...4 months ago

    Fantastic work!!!!!!!!! Love this :))))))))))))))))))))))))

  • That’s a lovely comment Vickie, thank you very much :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • WhiteDove Studio kj gordon
    WhiteDove Stud...4 months ago

    Beautiful painting….wonderful concept…..

  • Thank you for that wonderful comment kj!

    – Constance Widen

  • Madalena Lobao-Tello
    Madalena Lobao...4 months ago

    Constance
    Great work, love how you have done this!!!

  • Mada thank you for your lovely comment, this one was fun to do :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • Maree Cardinale
    Maree Cardinale4 months ago

    This is really lovely Constance :)

  • Thank you so much for your lovely comment Maree, it was another one of these ideas that I think of in the middle of the night when I’m supposed to be asleep :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • JulieKing
    JulieKing4 months ago

    Oh wow. This is wonderful!

  • I think that is one of the best comments I could hope to get Julie, thank you very much :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • JulieWickham
    JulieWickham4 months ago

    Hi Constance – what a great concept and you have executed it magnificently

  • Julie thank you! It was fun doing it, now I need to think up something else again :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • Ana Belaj
    Ana Belaj4 months ago

    Beautiful painting,stunning work!

  • Thank you for your stunning comment dear Anna!

    – Constance Widen

  • RC deWinter
    RC deWinter4 months ago

    Another stunningly evocative work, dearest. Brava! xoxoxo

  • It was fun :-) Thank you dear friend! oxox

    – Constance Widen

  • solareclips~Julie  Alexander
    solareclips~Ju...4 months ago

  • This is so cool Julie, thank you very much :-)

    – Constance Widen

  • Diane Schuster
    Diane Schuster4 months ago

    Very creative image, Constance! I love the 4 seasons by Vivaldi! Dee

  • Thank you for your lovely comment Dee, I think we share a lot of likes, cats, wolves, bears and silly things right? :-)))

    – Constance Widen