Tanglewood Touchdown

24” x 30”

While taking a walk at the Tanglewood Nature Center near Elmira, NY, we passed this magnificent old tree that had obviously died and been stripped of its bark before it finally fell into this precarious position. Just as I was walking past this decaying sculpture, a young sharp shinned hawk flew right over my head. I loved the abstract configuration and spiral cracking in this giant edifice as it was slowly being reclaimed by nature, and I could just imagine the sharp shinned hawk touching down here to use it as a lookout perch.