Deindustrialization - Surreal Landscape Painting tiny paintings whether they are old factories

whether they are old factories or burial sites of toxic wastes

I based this painting on photos I took in a local cemetery

and I can sign it to an individual if you give me the name

The pale October sun greets this cypress in its cemetery home

I also rejected the naturalist approach to the ground here

Deindustrialization - Surreal Landscape Painting tiny paintings whether they are old factoriesWhen things break down, other things step in. That's what this painting is about. For me, having seen a lot of abandoned industrial sites, one of the things that seems important powerful, in a quiet way is how nature reclaims these areas, whether they are old factories or burial sites of toxic wastes. The plants move in and take over, and by extension, I think the animals and people move in and begin the process of healing. This is something that