Sunday Trees – Looking Up & Mondrian Tree Art

These first few tree images were taken when we were visiting some friends and their new home (last spring). We have known them since 2005 and while we do not hang out with them all the time, it was fun to see their new home. I remembered when they were putting in new floors in their former home (maybe ten years ago) and then last summer they shared their house hunt. And at the time it was actually a property hunt and they wanted so many acres so their family could build on their enormous lot. Well…. things changed and through a year of hunting, they found a house on a small lot (relatively small compared to what they originally sought). The sellers wanted them to have it and so lowered the price (it was so win win). The reason I share the story is because it reminds me as to how sometimes we need to stay flexible in our pursuits; sometimes we go after one idea to get to what was needed. The process gets us to a place we cannot get without moving along. Iterative. Moving along. Not having a tight fist around expectations. 

no edit on this photo –  just from a quick click (but I know there are edit options that can swirl an image like this)

Linked to Sunday Trees #353

Also, the place where I took the above tree photos, T & A’s house, here is a little gift I gave them (below on the right) – a candle-holder bottle (made by a local artist) and it was in the style of Piet Mondrian’s early work.

Many of us know Mondrian for his grids, but he also made some trees during his years of painting. For example,

The Gray Tree (1912) shows Mondrian’s early shift toward abstraction and bringing in Cubist principles.

This next Mondrian work is the one the candle holder bottle reminded me of:

more of his work:

 

“Piet Mondrian was a famous abstract painter, born in the Netherlands in 1872. His most recognized works are abstract paintings of colored squares, rectangles, and thick black lines, some of which you’ll see farther down.

Of course Mondrian didn’t start out painting squares and rectangles—growing up during the tail end of Impressionism, Piet Mondrian’s first paintings were consistent with that time period, as well as the Post-impressionism/Expressionism of Van Gogh. Later on he formed a very distinct style all his own. In his early paintings, Mondrian showed several instances of a definite Post-impressionist, emotive use of color. 

Eventually, Mondrian’s work was fully non-representational.” More info here

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Do you like Mondrian’s art?

Here is an old post of mine where I shared about his art.

And here is forthemo’s Mondrian video share

Wishing you a nice Sunday.

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