In keeping with our planet’s trees being the “Lungs of the Earth” I thought it would be appropriate to include some photography representing this idea. I took these photographs spontaneously whilst walking in Meadow Two of my local Nature Reserve.

These photographs beautifully contrast against a grey wintry sky. The camera is angled approximately fifty degrees upwards perpendicular to level ground {#1}. Circa thirty five feet lineal distance from the tree itself {#2}.

All three photographs are the same tree, the “King James VI & I Oak of 1612“. You can see this magnificent tree in late summer, including the fused horse chestnut tree sketch and photograph from my past blog article entitled: From the Fused Horse Chestnut Tree.

The description perspective is viewed from the entrance to the Nature Reserve at Meadow One. Whereas the photograph is taken from the otherside of this mighty Quercas Robur, in Meadow Two, standing position as above {#1, #2}.

The branches and twigs produce vein-like torrents (leaves, “alveoli”), passing through a heated circulatory ‘sea cycle’ (photosynthesis, “hydrological cycle”), in the manner of lungs, breath and veins, harmonic with Planet Earth.

I would also like to include an up-to-date winter photograph of the fused horse chestnut tree for you here:

The branches at the lower-right provide the overhanging leaves, along with the fallen branch also featured in the sketch (see linked blog article – From the Fused Horse Chestnut Tree). You can see the twinned fusion of the tree’s trunk just above the hedge.

I have collected far in excess of one hundred conkers over the years. Such is the beauty of the horse chestnut tree seeds, I decided to make an artwork with these in the Arcimboldo style.

Here is a photographic representation of the Arcimboldo compositional style:

After producing this photograph, shown immediately above, I arranged this seasons conkers all together in a kind of harvest-like display for art loving citizens to enjoy:

I made two constrasting versions of these artworks here:

I hope you find these photographic artworks interesting, informative and fun.