Tree Work Gallery
Acceptance Oil on Canvas 1999 42" x 66" $3800.00	Milnor Lake Aspens Oil on Canvas 2005 18" x 24" $500.00	The Ball Gown Oil on Canvas 24" x 42" $850.00	Birth Oil on Canvas 2000 42" x 66" $3800.00
Black Locust Landscape Oil on Canvas 1999 42" x 66" $3800.00	Yellow Light With Cedars Oil on Canvas 1999 46" x 35" $2000.00	The Dialogue Oil on Canvas 1999 48" x 76" $3800.00	Inside Out Oil on Canvas 2000 42" x 66" $3800.00
Paperworks - ENTIRE Series of 4 Take a closer look by clicking the images below. Oil on Paper 1999 $800.00
Paperworks 1 Oil on Paper 1999 $200.00	Paperworks 2 Oil on Paper 1999 $200.00	Paperworks 3 Oil on Paper 1999 $200.00	Paperworks 4 Oil on Paper 1999 $200.00
Pattee Canyon Pine Oil on Canvas 1999 42" x 66" $3800.00	Red Cedar Green Fog Oil on Canvas 1999 47" x 65" $3800.00	Roots I Oil on Canvas 1999 42" x 66" $3800.00	Roots II Oil on Paper 2000 33" x 44" $500.00
To Stand Alone Oil On Canvas 2001 36" x 52" $2500.00	White Ash Holding On Oil on Canvas 2000 33" x 44" $1400.00	White Pine Metamorphism Oil on Canvas 1999 39" x 65" $3800.00	Winter's Light Oil on Canvas 24" x 30" $650.00
Birch Tree Oil on Canvas 2000 33" x 44" $1800.00	Marked... for Life Oil on Canvas 1999 39" x 60" $2500.00
My paintings are about my intimate relationship with trees. Trees give me a sense of security, stability, and peace. Our experiences in the outdoors as children influence who we are as adults. Through the imagery of trees, I aim to share my experiences with the viewer. I have addressed different cross sections of the tree to create a sense of close-up space. The intention is to draw one's attention to the color and texture of the bark and to the intimacy of the spaces between the roots and the branches. The vertical position and large size of the tree reflect stability and strength. The sense of security and peace comes from the familiarity of the tree and the embracing, protective-like branches and roots. The absence of form in the negative spaces is an intentional attempt to focus one's attention on the colorful and textural qualities of the tree itself while enhancing a vague awareness of the space around the tree, between its branches and roots. The background color choice sometimes refers to popular colors of the 50's, the era in which I first experienced the outdoors. In some cases I have chosen colors that are in direct juxtaposition to nature, bringing an abstract element into the composition in an attempt to unite the natural with the manmade, the 2 dimensional with the 3 dimensional, interiors with exteriors. The abstract paintings included in this series are based on the cell structure of the phloem, the thin layer of vascular tissue that serves as a path for the distribution of food materials in the tree. I have freely interpreted the color of the cells structure and therefore added my own sense of existing life and the connection between man and nature. I feel that man's need to create personal space for himself, whether real or imagined, is a basic human need. ~ Terrel Jones

Are you interested in purchasing one of these works of art? You can reach Terrel at 406-295-4279, or by email.