Spruce Original by Libby Sipe
Acrylic
This abstract piece began as a calm landscape that quickly spiralled into a forest fire on the canvas. Allowing my intuition to guide my painting, I was pushed to create a piece in response to the intense heat and forest fires that are cropping up on the west coast of the United States. With only a single tree visible among the flames it feels hopeless for recovery. But there are glimpses of the original landscape behind the flames, leading to a notion of hope. Albeit a small one.