Stump Art

Artisan is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I have a sub-collection I refer to as Stump Art because all of the images are from stumps I've come across. I found this one fascinating for the designs and the various colors as well as the fact that only the cut made at this exact point exposed it to our eyes - any other point would have revealed something different.

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece (and a couple of others) can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-2/

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Fissures is another from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. The stump from this one was very close to ground level and quite hard (almost like a rock).

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece (and one other) can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-4/

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Cracked is also from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. It reminded me of a graph and was one of my earliest stump art compositions.

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-1/

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Very interesting subject and with many beautiful options.
You've captured them well.
Old stumps are fascinating.

Actually there's some of the most exquisite timber in the stump of a tree.
But that's another topic.

Keep up the good work.

avondale87 wrote in post #18735693
Very interesting subject and with many beautiful options.
You've captured them well.
Old stumps are fascinating.

Actually there's some of the most exquisite timber in the stump of a tree.
But that's another topic.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Stump Eye is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. It is also the earliest entry in my Stump Art sub-collection.

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …p-art-rye-patch-aiken-sc/

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Golden Light Stump is another from my Naturally Abstract collection. It was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. The golden light from the rising sun really played an important role in this image (both coloring and conceptually).

I wrote more about those topics in my blog. The Artist's Story blog post for this piece (and several others - including one above) can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-2/

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Old Wooden Cross is another from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I saw the familiar pattern immediately while the other features were realized the more I studied it.

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-3/

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Splitting by hand and stacking wood was one of my favorite activities. It was a type of meditation for me. I used to like big "cookies", some over 40" across, and take a sledge & wedge to it. Those large cookies yielded some interesting finds; clothes line pulleys, skinks, knotholes that had been grown over (great grain patterns there), etc...

I like where you're going with these, though I feel better lighting would really bring out the grain & color more. Good luck!

Kindness,

Julia

twoshadows wrote in post #18775975
Splitting by hand and stacking wood was one of my favorite activities. It was a type of meditation for me. I used to like big "cookies", some over 40" across, and take a sledge & wedge to it. Those large cookies yielded some interesting finds; clothes line pulleys, skinks, knotholes that had been grown over (great grain patterns there), etc...

I like where you're going with these, though I feel better lighting would really bring out the grain & color more. Good luck!

Kindness,

Julia

Thank you for looking and commenting.

Aged is from my Naturally Abstract collection and is from the same stump that produced my Fissures composition (posted earlier in this thread). The two are similar, but both have different patterns.

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece (which also has Fissures in it) can be read here: https://www.stevendill​onphoto.com …rdens-in-aiken-sc-part-4/

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