Ascending Birch Original Oil Painting The scene reminded me of

The scene reminded me of the following poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1897)

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

As the days were beginning to grow longer and the temperatures warmer

I spent most of my adult life aspiring to return to Minnesota

which took the form of a gargantuan line of trees

Ascending Birch Original Oil Painting The scene reminded me ofDescription: 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