A day off, and then comes tree twenty-six

I took a day off to deal with, well, life.  Nothing too crazy, just some organizing and then tonight I made the time to sit and work on one of my trees, number twenty-six to be exact.  For this tree my time frame was a little over an hour.  I love having my little computer right by my side to listen to music and to post updates, but it sure can be distracting.  I kind of started, then stopped, and after about twenty minutes finally got in the zone again. 


For this tree I referenced tree number nine for the overall shape of the tree and treatment of the background.  In tree nine, I got a little playful, using a heart motif throughout the work, from the interior of the tree to the shape of the ‘sun’ shape just behind the tree.  I kept these motifs in tree twenty-six while adding my own face (yep, me again) from two angles, then used the hair as a unifying element.  I am still hiding words in my work, it’s almost like I am meditating on a particular word or feeling while I am working and it shows up in my line work.  All positive thoughts, sending love as my subliminal message if anything.