Ascending Birch Original Oil Painting but maybe they just are

but maybe they just are what they are

and beech when we happened upon a small pond

When my ancestors were clearing the land

I call this piece 'Metanoia' (Ancient Greek: 'Change your mind') to honor the symbolism of seasonal change as a call to journey inward towards our true selves

Ascending Birch Original Oil Painting but maybe they just areDescription: This is a painting of a Paper Birch that grows right along the sidewalk leading from the Gooseberry Falls S. P. interpretive center to the lower falls along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I was really enthralled with the beauty of this tree, including its grandeur and the play of light as it shone across the textured surface. I resonated with the spiritual essence and wisdom of this tree, and I tried to capture that