Up began with the eucalyptus trees behind the studio: afternoon breeze, distant wind chimes, birds moving through the branches, and the feeling of looking upward until I did not want to come down. The composition pulls the eye through swaying branches and layered leaves in greens and reddish-brown, a massive trunk anchoring the right edge in silvery grays and warm sienna. Behind it, luminous golden light filters through the canopy. The scale is exaggerated, making the painting immersive. The viewer is not simply looking at the trees, but lifted into them.
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