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Originally Posted by Sunshine
I find trees to be so symbolic? When I see paintings with trees (not landscape paintings that are obviously just there to be pretty) my reaction is always to think that there is some deep meaning the artist is trying to convey.
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* Alive but immobile and silent.
* Expansive yet buried and hidden.
* Larger than we are.
* Possess a human like shape.
* When we approach them, they cover us in shade. This removes us from our previous context.
* Long-lived.
* They put forth fruit or nuts or seeds.
* They are simple and yet complex. See fractals.
* They are easy to draw or paint.