Larch StarBurst

Posted in Paintings, Volume 1


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LARCH STARBURST

Oil on Canvas Board  12″ X 16″

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Larch and Fir grow entwined,

and burst forth into the wholeness of a nine-pointed star.

This image stunned me, as it appeared before my eyes one fine day in late October:

a nine-pointed star!
in Larch blazing against and amongst Douglas Fir,

like a signal fire to the open air;

to all who would see,

a message,

a proclamation!

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Nine ~ the sacred three, times three;

the incorruptible number of completion and eternity,

unity, and the crown of achievement.

Larch ~ a tree for protection and rebirth;

It is a singularly beautiful tree, 

singular in that it is a conifer that is not evergreen,

– it sheds its needles every Fall in a gorgeous deep golden display.

Douglas Fir ~ a tree of hope, fortitude and strength, 

clarity, and immortality.