This painting is the second in the original series of four landscapes that I did for the Carpe Vinum show in 2001. It continues to explore the themes of destruction, nature and light that underscored “trinity“.

Although deceptively bleak, the text carved into the surface draws parallels the irony that events which can seem devastating often perform a necessary function to allow life-affirming growth and development – a theme that is explored not only in the context of trees seeding in the flames, but also the life-cycle of an individual.

forest fire

2001
acrylic on canvas
36x108in
collection of Chad Towsley & Amber McIntyre