Oil on canvas
20 inch round
2024
Viewed from beneath the forest floor, Mycorrhizal Network reveals the hidden world where mycelial threads weave between tree roots in a continuous exchange beneath our feet.
Above ground, trees appear to maintain a quiet separation, their canopies often leaving intentional gaps between branches in a phenomenon known as crown shyness, where neighboring trees grow without fully overlapping. Below the surface, this distance gives way to connection: fungal networks intertwine with root systems, creating pathways of exchange and communication.
The painting explores this dichotomy between separation and intimacy, individuality and interdependence, revealing two seemingly opposing worlds that are ultimately part of the same living system.
Oil on canvas
20 inch round
2024
Viewed from beneath the forest floor, Mycorrhizal Network reveals the hidden world where mycelial threads weave between tree roots in a continuous exchange beneath our feet.
Above ground, trees appear to maintain a quiet separation, their canopies often leaving intentional gaps between branches in a phenomenon known as crown shyness, where neighboring trees grow without fully overlapping. Below the surface, this distance gives way to connection: fungal networks intertwine with root systems, creating pathways of exchange and communication.
The painting explores this dichotomy between separation and intimacy, individuality and interdependence, revealing two seemingly opposing worlds that are ultimately part of the same living system.
