Life, Tree of *(each sold separately)

This work is the first in a series of prints and paintings of sacred trees.
This one is based on a vision I had in the company of good friends one weekend years ago.
I start one of these large scale “vision” works every few years, I never know exactly what they mean, or how long they’ll take to finish, I just feel that I have to do it.
In the end, I find that my life, sometimes my career, has been transformed in the process.
This is my third piece where I intentionally created to be sold separately.
Years ago, at one of my first gallery exhibits I destroyed the first print of “neophytes”. The pieces have since been given to friends worldwide. This began a fascination with the idea that all of these friends are part of a special group, who have the ability to reform the original work one day, if they chose.
I also wonder how the portion of work changes, for the owner who has lived with it for years – once it has rejoined its brethren.

As a condition of sale, the new owner agrees to loan his/her piece to a gallery or museum for a special showing within the next five years.
When this happens, it will also be the first time that I see the entire work finished and presented together (outside of photoshop)

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately)” (in progress)
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panels 90″ x 144″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Fibonacci Ascension”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 58″ x 36″

Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion 50″
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 22″x 36″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion 53 Acention”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 19″ x 24″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #70”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 18″ x 18″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #54”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 18″ x 28″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #18”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #12”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #4”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #14”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #3”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #11”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 6″ x 6″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #49”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 24″ x 35″

“Life, Tree of *(each sold separately) – Communion #55”
Acrylic, plaster, wax on panel 39″ x 24″