Budding Tree

Spring trees are fleeting beauties that everyone can enjoy. The bright flowers don't last long, unless you have this joyous painting nearby. Simple pleasures that are widely relatable make this painting an obvious choice for mass market art, but the care and detail of this painting make it a special piece. Swooping lines through the sky helps the viewer sense the spring wind. Thick, bold strokes in the foreground continue that motion, as though the tall grasses are being blown around by the same wind. And in contrast to all that motion the stalwart tree, with palette knife lines and shading stands unmoving. Delicate pink flowers cling to its branches and a few green leaves are visible as well.