Salient Features: Trees of Old Forests and Woodland Pastures

The Kentucky Museum is pleased to host Salient Features: Trees of Old Forests and Woodland Pastures, an exhibit featuring the work of artist Charles Brindley.

Brindley's interest in trees began in the mid 1980s when he stated working directly on site, creating large scale drawings. In addition to other subjects, he has produced over ten highly detailed drawings of trees annually for 25 years. During the same period, the artist completed nearly 500 tree paintings and sketches. 

His drawings and paintings depict a variety of symbol-laden subjects, including giant deciduous trees, panoramic landscapes, prehistoric ruins, rock formations, architecture and still lifes. His images are highly representational but contain multi-layered abstract elements.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.     

Image 1: Charles Brindley, Ancient Beech Tree in an Old Growth Forest, 2008

Image 2: Charles Brindley, The Great Bur Oak of Pembroke, 2017