Desert, Forest, & Garden

Digital paintings inspired by intriguing and beautiful plants, leaves, flowers, & seeds, and mostly macro photographs of trees, leaves, flowers, and seeds, many from the mountains of northern New Mexico and from the desert in central New Mexico.

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Swan Song

Farewell to the forest I have known, for the years of drought, pine bark beetles, and alarming fires will likely overcome the stately Ponderosa Pines in the coming decades, alas.

Photography + Photoshop Painting & Digital Effects

desert forest and garden swan song ponderosa pine tree pine needles pinus ponderosa western yellow pine jemez mountains forest fire conifer evergreen bull pine blackjack pine coniferous pine final farewell alarming fire drought pine bark beetle trees of the southwest forest majestic tree crowning glory crown fire fiery glow glowing orange tall pines backwoods woodland back country firestorm ablaze wistful lament new mexico trees climate change becky titus rebecca titus taylor prisma light studio